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Business & Management

Taxation graduates with a master's typically earned about $111,408, measured a few years after finishing (median across US programs, College Scorecard).
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Median earnings by degree level

Earnings range across schools, by degree levelEach row is a degree level: the bar is the middle half of schools' program medians (25th to 75th percentile) and the dot is the overall median. Master's median $111,408, $95,199 to $119,979.$95k$108k$120kMaster's$111,408
DegreeMedian earningsTypical rangeSchoolsClear the bar
Master's Degree$111,408$95,199 to $119,97934100%

"Clear the bar" is the share of programs whose graduates out-earn a typical high-school graduate (the federal earnings-premium test). Typical range is the 25th to 75th percentile of program medians.

Job outlook

Projected employment growth +5% (2024 to 2034), about 144,600 openings a year across the occupations this field commonly leads to.

OccupationMedian payGrowthOpenings/yr
Accountants and Auditors$81,680+4.6%124,200
Tax Preparers$50,560+4.5%10,400
Financial Examiners$90,400+18.5%5,700
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$59,740-1.8%4,300

Occupation pay and outlook: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS wages, Employment Projections). A field maps to several occupations, and the same occupations serve many majors, so these are the jobs this major commonly leads to, not positions reserved for its graduates; the openings should not be added up across majors.

Earnings source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10), median earnings of graduates measured up to four years after completing. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise. Method: methodology. Report an error.