GRADUATE TAX PROGRAM

Designed for legal, accounting and business professionals, Villanova’s Graduate Tax Program prepares you to advance your tax career, as well as successfully meet today’s challenges of the complex and ever-changing tax environment.

Rooted in a doctrinal foundation with a focus on practical tax skills, the Villanova Graduate Tax Program features an LLM in Taxation for lawyers and a Master of Taxation for accounting and business professionals, as well as Certificate Programs in specialized areas of taxation, all offered both online, in-person or a hybrid of both. The Graduate Tax Program melds real-world education with professional responsibility in tax practice, giving our graduates the expertise to do and be more.

IMMERSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT 

At Villanova, exceptional interdisciplinary faculty who are tax scholars and expert tax practitioners with decades of experience in their varied fields, lead engaging, in-depth and comprehensive examinations of tax principles and policies, creating a learning experience few schools can match. Here, lawyers, accountants and business professionals come together to learn side-by-side with and from each other. In-person, as well as online classes, feature live instruction each week, encouraging real-time discussions and feedback from faculty and peers. 

RIGOROUS CURRICULUM 

The Graduate Tax Program curriculum examines taxation from multiple perspectives, allowing students to explore how legal regulations and accounting principles affect the field’s ever-changing landscape. Courses examine the full spectrum of taxation practice, including federal, state and international taxation; individual and corporate income tax; taxation of trusts and estates; executive compensation and federal transfer taxes and tax procedure. 

THE NOVA NETWORK 

As soon as you complete your Villanova University Graduate Tax degree, you become part of the Nova Network — Villanova's official social and professional network of over 123,000. The Nova Network allows you to find Villanovans in your industry and local area, discuss career-related topics and access resources for your professional development.