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Carson City, Nevada has 4 accredited schools offering taxation programs, with tuition ranging from $1,128 to $12,616 per year for indexed programs. Carson City has a population of about 57,522. In the Carson City, NV metro area, the top-earning taxation-related role is Accountant and Auditor at a median $93,560 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer taxation programs near Carson City, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Carson City city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Nevada schools on the Nevada taxation page.
Carson City is part of the Carson City, NV metro area (BLS area code 16180). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Nevada statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accountant and Auditor | $93,560 | Carson City, NV | $95,372 |
| Tax Preparer | $60,000 | NV statewide | $61,162 |
| Tax Examiner and Collector | $75,500 | NV statewide | $76,962 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 98.1 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Our directory has 4 accredited schools offering taxation programs near Carson City. The closest is Sierra College in Rocklin, CA (82.5 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Yuba College (96.1 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying taxation-related roles near Carson City are: Accountant and Auditor ($93,560), Tax Examiner and Collector ($75,500), Tax Preparer ($60,000). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Nevada statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
South Lake Tahoe, CA is 19.3 miles from Carson City and has its own set of local taxation programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Carson City:
Data verified: August 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
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