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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,547 people earned their degree in taxation, making the major the 366th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 155 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 127 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in taxation. That schools that top this list have a program in taxation in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree taxation students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Walsh College landed the #1 spot on the list. Walsh is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #2 spot on the list. DePaul University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 54 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 21 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s taxation students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capital University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Capital University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 14 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Eastern Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 5 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s taxation degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Taxation at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Wayne State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 0 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Benedictine University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Benedictine University is located in Lisle, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s taxation degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Toledo ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Toledo, Ohio, and it awarded 0 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Taxation at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Grand Valley State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Allendale, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s taxation degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Taxation at Grand Valley State University
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