2023 Best Taxation Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Taxation for a Master’s” ranking.
Taxation is the 220th most popular major in the country with 1,547 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, taxation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $77,471 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 120 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,792 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Taxation for a Master’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in taxation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent taxation programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Taxation for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Taxation for a Master’s”.
Top 4 Best Taxation Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Taxation for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe, 7,566 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. In addition to receiving other benefits, 672 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. ASU - Tempe offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Taxation for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 43 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
UNT also made our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4.Among the 40,953 students enrolled at University of North Texas, 2,038 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,999. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of North Texas does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UNT Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Taxation for a Master’s. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 26 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
SMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, SMU supports 12,373 students, and 327 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 215 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,612. To help with additional expenses, 103 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SMU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Taxation for a Master’s list. Located in Waco, Texas, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s taxation students in 2020-2021.
Baylor also took the #2 spot in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 876 of the 19,297 students enrolled at Baylor University were GI Bill® students, of which 593 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,744. To help with additional expenses, 263 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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
- *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.
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