Northwestern University's law division has a taxation program culminating in an LLM degree. This research-based program gives students an option to study the curriculum on a part-time or full-time basis. Required courses include taxation of property transactions, international taxation, advanced partnership taxation and tax research. Elective courses include tax exempt organizations, mathematical methods of management decisions, taxation of financial derivatives and advanced research and writing on tax issues.
Northwestern University
School of Law
375 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
312-503-3100
law.northwestern.edu
Georgetown University's law division offers a master of laws degree program in taxation that offers students other options inside the program to obtain certificates in specialization areas. Some specializations include estate planning, employee benefits and employee benefits law. Courses include advanced topics in individual taxation, current issues in employee benefits, European corporate taxation and tax accounting policies and principles.
Georgetown University Law Center
600 New Jersey Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20001
202-662-9000
law.georgetown.edu
Boston University's School of Law has a graduate-level tax program that leads to an LLM. This program is ranked sixth among the nation in its category and consists of five core courses as well as a choice of more than 30 electives that challenge the students. Students can choose from three specialty areas that include general business taxation, estate planning and international taxation. Courses include federal income taxation, introduction to corporate tax, partnership tax and tax practice and procedure.
Boston University School of Law
One Silber Way
Boston, MA 02215
617-353-2000
bu.edu
Loyola Law School is located in Los Angeles, California and offers a tax LLM program that provides students with a post-graduate education in taxation. This program is ranked as one of the top 10 graduate-level tax programs. Required courses include corporate taxation, income tax timing issues, partnership taxation, international taxation and income taxation. Students also have an option to pursue the juris doctor at the same time and complete both degrees in three years of full-time study.
Loyola Law School
919 Albany Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
213-736-1000
lls.edu