Tax Law Best Law Schools

Ranked in 2011

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.

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U.S. News Law School Compass

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Rankings Overall Law School Program Data
Save Rank College name Tuition Enrollment (full-time) LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile) GPA (25th-75th percentile) Acceptance rate Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5) Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation
#1 New York University

New York, NY

Full-time: $46,840 per year 1,431 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
#2 University of Florida (Levin)

Gainesville, FL

In-state, full-time: $16,387 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $35,752 per year 1,044 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
#3 Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Full-time: $45,105 per year 1,626 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
#4 Northwestern University

Chicago, IL

Full-time: $49,714 per year 817 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
#5 University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Full-time: $38,024 per year 1,334 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
#6 Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Full-time: $45,450 per year 1,733 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
#7 University of California--Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

In-state, full-time: $40,616 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $50,639 per year 999 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
#8 University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA

In-state, full-time: $42,500 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $47,500 per year 1,105 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
#9 Boston University

Boston, MA

Full-time: $40,838 per year 821 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
#10 Columbia University

New York, NY

Full-time: $50,428 per year 1,343 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
#10 Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time: $41,840 per year 1,013 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
#10 Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Full-time: $46,581 per year 571 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
#10 University of Texas--Austin

Austin, TX

In-state, full-time: $28,669 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $44,638 per year 1,154 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked

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