by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,547 people earned their degree in taxation, making the major the 366th most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 84 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Taft University System. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Taft University System is a private for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s taxation degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WSU is a large school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 24 ’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified ’s taxation students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #5 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s taxation degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #6, Idaho State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Idaho State University is a fairly large school located in Pocatello, Idaho that handed out 1 ’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
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