When it comes to popularity, taxation sits in the middle of the road, ranking #220 out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for taxation students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 110 degrees in taxation annually.
Your choice of taxation school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Taxation School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Texas list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of taxation degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Southern Methodist University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in taxation. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #142 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 31 taxation students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year.
Baylor University is a good option for students interested in a degree in taxation. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waco. This university ranks 6th out of 115 schools 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.
University of North Texas is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in taxation. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 61 taxation students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the taxation program earn about $68,059 for their early career.
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).
Your choice of taxation school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Taxation School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
