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2023 Best Value Taxation Master's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

62 Colleges
$20,105 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,471 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Taxation Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,547 people earned a degree or certificate in taxation, making the major the #222 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Taxation Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 62 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for taxation students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the taxation master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Taxation Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Illinois University the best value school in the United States for taxation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NIU are $11,390 a year.

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#2

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Out of the 62 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Villanova also did well on our Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Taxation Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FDU are $10,722 a year.

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#4

Capital University

Columbus, OH

The excellent master’s degree programs at Capital University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value taxation schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Columbus, Capital is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capital are $13,190 per year.

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#5

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gonzaga University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Taxation Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Gonzaga graduate students pay an average of $14,878 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Gonzaga also is in the top 10% of our Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools ranking.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Taxation Master’s Degree Schools list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Golden Gate University - San Francisco graduate students pay an average of $19,875 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Golden Gate University - San Francisco also is in the top 20% of our Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools ranking.

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#7

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #7, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for taxation students working on their master’s degree. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 per year.

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#8

Walsh College

Troy, MI

Walsh College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree taxation programs. Located in the small city of Troy, Walsh is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Walsh graduate students pay an average of $16,926 in tuition and fees each year.

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San Jose State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree taxation programs. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

San Jose State graduate students pay an average of $18,790 in tuition and fees each year.

San Jose State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools list.

Full Taxation at San Jose State University Report

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for taxation students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UMN Twin Cities is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools list.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Taxation Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
12 Temple University Philadelphia, PA

Taxation by Region

View the Best Value Taxation Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 21 majors within the area of study, taxation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

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