Master of Science in Taxation
Learn about the tax training you need for a successful tax career
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Obtaining your master tax degree is an excellent first step in developing a successful career in taxation and accounting. Most programs will provide you with a solid foundation in taxation basics and will also allow you to develop in-depth expertise in a more specialized area of taxation.
Courses will cover a wide range of topics including tax for individuals, corporations, partnerships, estates and trusts; pensions and profit sharing plans; state and international tax; and IRS procedures.
Many programs also include room for a number of tax-related electives, giving students the opportunity to hone their skills in one particular area of interest. Find master in tax degree programs.
What Can You Do with a Master of Taxation?
While people who graduate with a master in tax can go on to a range of professional positions, the programs specifically strive to prepare students to become tax accountants and advisers. After working for just a few years, it is fairly easy to move up the ladder—though this often also requires CPA certification. People generally rise through the ranks to positions such as tax manager and tax director, which can pull six-figure salaries.
Master in Taxation degree holders have gone on to work everywhere from the Big Four accounting firms—Deloitte and Touche, Ernst and Young, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers—and government agencies to tax departments of both large- and small-scale corporations and tax departments of major law and consulting firms. Find a tax master degree program and start preparing for your tax career.
Sample Master in Taxation Program Details
Core Courses
Advanced Federal Income Taxation
Federal Tax Procedure
Federal Income Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders I
Federal Income Taxation of Partners and Partnerships
Tax Research and Decision Making
Property Transactions
Tax Timing
Electives (Choose any 3 taxation-related courses)
Spotlight Schools
Strayer University
Strayer University is dedicated to helping busy, working adults achieve their educational goals with a valuable, real world education in a fast, convenient format offered online or at one of many campus locations.
Select a Campus: Online | Cranberry Woods, PA | Christiana, DE | Penn Center West, PA | Alexandria, VA | Fredericksburg, VA | Cobb County, GA | North Charlotte, NC | Takoma Park, DC | Tampa East, FL | Center City, PA | Anne Arundel, MD | Arlington, VA | RTP Campus, NC | Chamblee, GA
Golden Gate University - Online Programs
GGU meets the needs of working adults by offering comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs. Courses are designed to engage students in real-world business situations and to prepare them to compete in a volatile marketplace.
Select a Campus: Online
Golden Gate University - School of Taxation
GGU meets the needs of working adults by offering comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs. Courses are designed to engage students in real-world business situations and to prepare them to compete in a volatile marketplace.
Select a Campus: Los Angeles, CA | Seattle, WA | San Francisco, CA
