Tax Law/Taxation is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #496 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Tax Law/Taxation Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 962 degrees in tax law/taxation to qualified students.
Your choice of tax law/taxation school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Tax Law/Taxation School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Best Schools for Tax Law/Taxation in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of tax law/taxation degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a good option for students interested in a degree in tax law/taxation. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were approximately 19 tax law/taxation students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat University of Denver if you wish to pursue a degree in tax law/taxation. DU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Denver. This university ranks 3rd out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 19 tax law/taxation students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat University of Miami if you want to pursue a degree in tax law/taxation. Located in the large suburb of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 12 tax law/taxation students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Your choice of tax law/taxation school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Tax Law/Taxation School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
