2023 Best Taxation Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Taxation for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Taxation is the 366th most popular major in the country with 1,547 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Illinois, there were 65 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Taxation for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in taxation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great taxation programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the taxation program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Taxation for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Taxation for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree vets studying taxation.

Top 2 Best Taxation Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

1

DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

528 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Taxation for a Master’s list. DePaul is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 54 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.

DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.Among the 21,922 students enrolled at DePaul, 528 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 367 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,957. In addition to receiving other benefits, 101 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

Full DePaul Veteran Student Life Report

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Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, Illinois

480 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Taxation for a Master’s list. NIU is a fairly large public school situated in Dekalb, Illinois. It awarded 11 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.

NIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.Of the 16,769 students enrolled at Northern Illinois University, 480 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 207 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,822. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Full NIU Veteran Student Life Report

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.