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Taxation Master's Degrees in California

Tax accounting and tax law for accountants: master's degrees in taxation and formal tax concentrations inside accounting degrees. Only taxation programs with a substantive accounting focus are listed. A law degree such as an LLM in Taxation is not an accounting degree and is not listed. Programs appear here only when official curriculum evidence supports the subject: a named concentration or track, or the degree's own required core — never a topic covered in one or two courses.

Listings in California identify where the school (or the campus that delivers the program) is located. For online programs this is not a requirement to live there, and an online degree based in California is not automatically open to residents of every state.

Listed alphabetically by school. This directory is not a ranking. What we list

Format: Campus
Location: Fullerton, CA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: 1.5-2 years, depending on course load each term (Depends on course load each term) · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: WSCUCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Taxation
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Format: Campus · Hybrid
Location: Northridge, CA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: 19 months
Tuition: $812 per credit · All students — Fall 2024 cohort, per unit (30 units; tuition varies by cohort) · Fall 2024 cohort
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: WSCUCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Taxation
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Golden Gate University

Accounting Data & Analytics, MS

Master'sMSDedicated degreeAccounting graduatesMaster of Science in Accounting Data & Analytics
Format: Online · Hybrid
Location: San Francisco, CASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 30 credits
Tuition: $1,090 per credit · All students — Most graduate degree programs
Next deadline: December 14, 2026 · Spring 2027
Accreditation: Institution accredited: WSCUC
Subjects: Accounting · Accounting Analytics · Taxation
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Golden Gate University

Taxation, MS

Master'sMSTDedicated degreeMaster of Science in Taxation
Format: Online · Mixed (live + self-paced)
Location: San Francisco, CASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 30 credits
Tuition: $1,250 per credit · All students — MS in Taxation
Next deadline: December 14, 2026 · Spring 2027
Accreditation: Institution accredited: WSCUC
Subjects: Taxation
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Loyola Marymount University

Taxation, M.S.

Master'sMSTDedicated degreeOpen entryMaster of Science in Taxation
Format: Campus
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: 9 months full-time or 2 years part-time with completed prerequisites; up to 5 years (with completed prerequisites) · 30 credits
Tuition: $57,060 entire program · All students — M.S. in Taxation, 30 units total tuition · 2026-2027
Next deadline: November 20, 2026 · Spring 2027
Accreditation: Institution accredited: WSCUCBusiness school: AACSB
Subjects: Taxation
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Format: Campus
Location: San Diego, CA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: 12-18 months (flexible) · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: April 1, 2027 · Fall 2027
Accreditation: Institution accredited: WSCUCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting · Taxation · Accounting Information Systems
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University of San Diego

Master of Science in Taxation (MTAX)

Master'sMSTDedicated degreeAccounting graduatesMaster of Science in Taxation
Format: Campus
Location: San Diego, CA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 30 credits
Tuition: $53,700 entire program · All students — Knauss School of Business graduate tuition (shared MACC/MTAX page) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: WSCUCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Taxation
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University of Southern California

Master of Business Taxation (MBT)

Master'sMBTDedicated degreeOpen entryMaster of Business Taxation
Format: Campus
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: WSCUCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Taxation
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