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Tax lawyers need to understand laws at the federal, state and local levels. Tax law
courses are relevant for law students who want to be corporate attorneys, family lawyers or
government employees. These are the top tax law schools. Each school's score re ects its average
rating on a scale from 1 (marginal) to 5 (outstanding), based on a survey of academics at peer
institutions. Read the methodology »
SUMMARY
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
#2 in Tax Law Programs
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
#5 in Tax Law Programs
Columbia University
New York, NY
#6 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
#6 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
#8 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of California--Irvine
Irvine, CA
#8 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
#11 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
#11 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Boston College
Newton, MA
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Boston University
Boston, MA
#14 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Duke University
Durham, NC
#14 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Texas--Austin
Austin, TX
#14 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Yale University
New Haven, CT
#20 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of California--Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
#23 in Tax Law Programs
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
#24 in Tax Law Programs
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University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
#25 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
#25 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Washington
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Seattle, WA
#25 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Villanova University
Villanova, PA
#25 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Fordham University
New York, NY
#32 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
#32 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
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University of California--Davis
Davis, CA
#32 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
#37 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Houston
Houston, TX
#37 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
#46 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
#46 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
#46 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
#46 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
#53 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
#55 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Colorado--Boulder
Boulder, CO
#55 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Connecticut
Hartford, CT
#55 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Montana
Missoula, MT
#55 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
#55 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
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University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
#65 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Tennessee--Knoxville
Knoxville, TN
#65 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
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#71 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Nebraska--Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
#71 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Wisconsin--Madison
Madison, WI
#71 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
DePaul University
Chicago, IL
#82 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Richmond
Richmond, VA
#82 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Stetson University
Gulfport, FL
#86 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
#86 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
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University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
#91 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
#91 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Baylor University
Waco, TX
#96 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Gonzaga University
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Spokane, WA
#96 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Seattle University
Seattle, WA
#96 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Suffolk University
Boston, MA
#96 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
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University at Buffalo--SUNY
Buffalo, NY
#96 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
#96 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Maine
Portland, ME
#96 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK
#96 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY
#96 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
#111 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT
#111 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Arkansas--Fayetteville
Fayetteville, AR
#111 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
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Creighton University
Omaha, NE
#119 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
#119 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Akron
Akron, OH
#119 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
#128 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Washburn University
Topeka, KS
#128 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Howard University
Washington, DC
#132 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
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University of Dayton
Dayton, OH
#132 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Idaho
Moscow & Boise, ID
#132 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Mississippi
University, MS
#132 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Elon University
Greensboro, NC
#145 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
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University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
#153 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Capital University
Columbus, OH
#160 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
University of Massachusetts--Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA
#160 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
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University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
#160 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Widener University---Delaware
Wilmington, DE
#160 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
#170 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Mississippi College
Jackson, MS
#170 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
Barry University 1
Orlando, FL
#172 in Tax Law Programs (tie)
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