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

2 Ranked Colleges
47 Degrees Awarded
$38,400 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Tax Law/Taxation for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Tax Law/Taxation for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 777 people earned their degree in tax law/taxation, making the major the 496th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 82 tax law/taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Tax Law/Taxation for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in tax law/taxation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent tax law/taxation programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the tax law/taxation program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Tax Law/Taxation for a Master’s

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

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

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DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Tax Law/Taxation for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #1 spot on the list. DePaul University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 2 masters’s tax law/taxation degrees in 2020-2021.

DePaul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Tax Law/Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.According to our most recent data, DePaul supports 21,922 students, and 528 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 367 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,957. To help with additional expenses, 101 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at DePaul University]](/colleges/depaul-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Tax Law/Taxation for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 44 masters’s tax law/taxation degrees in 2020-2021.

Northwestern also made our “Best Tax Law/Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Northwestern supports 22,603 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $399. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Northwestern University]](/colleges/northwestern-university/student-life/veterans/)

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