2024 Best Tax Law/Taxation Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in tax law/taxation, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #192 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for tax law/taxation students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 19 master's degrees in tax law/taxation to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on tax law/taxation students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other tax law/taxation students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized tax law/taxation related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for tax law/taxation students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Tax Law/Taxation Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Tax Law/Taxation in the Southwest Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in tax law/taxation.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Tax Law/Taxation

1

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Southern Methodist University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in tax law/taxation. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in tax law/taxation from Southern Methodist University

2

University of Houston
Houston, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

University of Houston is a good option for students pursuing a master's degree in tax law/taxation. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in tax law/taxation from University of Houston

Best Tax Law/Taxation Colleges by State

Explore the best tax law/taxation schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	542	17
Arizona	322	2

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Tax Law/Taxation Related Rankings by Major

One of 24 majors within the Legal Research area of study, Tax Law/Taxation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Tax Law/Taxation

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies	394
Other Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies	106
Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law	95
Health Law	58
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	55
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	31
International Business, Trade, & Tax Law	13
International Law & Legal Studies	12
Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law	8
Intellectual Property Law	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.