2025 Best Taxation Schools in the Southwest Region
4Colleges in the Southwest Region
141Taxation Degrees Awarded
$81,697Avg Early-Career Salary
Taxation isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #220 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Taxation Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 141 degrees in taxation to qualified students.
The taxation program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Taxation rankings. For our Best Overall Taxation School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Taxation Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the taxation degrees they offer, see the list below.
Southern Methodist University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in taxation. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #142 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 31 taxation students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available.
Baylor University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in taxation. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 10 taxation students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent data year.
Arizona State University - Tempe is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in taxation. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were approximately 23 taxation students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the taxation program report average early career wages of $66,580.
It's hard to beat University of North Texas if you wish to pursue a degree in taxation. UNT is a very large public university located in the city of Denton. This university ranks 13th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 61 taxation students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, taxation degree recipients usually make an average of $68,059 in their early careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
The taxation program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Taxation rankings. For our Best Overall Taxation School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
