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Master of Taxation

Master'sMTaxDedicated degreeOn campusAccounting graduatesAccounting accreditation on record

Overview

A 33-hour Master of Taxation with five required tax courses, one graduate accounting elective and 15 hours of graduate business electives, for applicants with an accounting degree or its equivalent.

Official program name
Master of Taxation
Awarded degree
Master of Taxation · major: Taxation
Source: catalog.baylor.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Degree level
Master's
Subject focus
Dedicated degreeThe degree title itself is in accounting, accountancy, taxation or another accounting subject (for example a Master of Accountancy).
Source: catalog.baylor.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Entry route
For graduates with an accounting backgroundThe program expects a prior accounting degree or the accounting prerequisite courses already completed.
Source: catalog.baylor.edu · verified October 30, 2026
School
Baylor University — Hankamer School of Business, Accounting and Business Law
Source: hankamer.baylor.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Location
Waco, TX
Source: hankamer.baylor.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Subjects
Taxation — core of the degree (“Master of Taxation”)
Required credits
33 hours
Source: catalog.baylor.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Why this program is listed

Master of Taxation requiring an accounting baccalaureate and graduate accounting coursework, in the Hankamer School of Business.

Master of Taxation with five required tax courses and one graduate accounting elective, within the accounting department.

Source: catalog.baylor.edu · verified October 30, 2026

We list associate, bachelor's, master's and research-doctorate programs in accounting, accountancy and taxation at institutionally accredited US schools — degrees in the subject and formal accounting majors or concentrations, never certificates or degrees with a single accounting course. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Formats, online delivery, campus visits, internships and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the school states it.
Formats offered
On campus
Source: hankamer.baylor.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Internship
Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity
Not verified

Curriculum

Curriculum

  • Required courses: Corporate Taxation, Partnership and S Corporation Taxation, International Taxation, Advanced Individual Taxation and Tax Research (3 hours each), plus one graduate accounting elective.
    Source: catalog.baylor.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Accelerated options

  • Baylor undergraduates may seek pre-admission to the BBA/MTax accelerated program through the same pre-admission process as the BBA/MAcc.
    Source: hankamer.baylor.edu · verified October 30, 2026

CPA-related information

Academic qualification, CPA exam eligibility and CPA licensure are three different things, and requirements differ by state board, pathway, applicant background and date. These are statements this school publishes, shown with the jurisdiction they name.
  • Texas. States the Master of Taxation assists students in meeting the requirements of the Texas Public Accountancy Act of 1991 and similar certification requirements in other statesConditions stated: The catalog describes the Act as requiring no fewer than 150 semester hours for a baccalaureate or graduate degree program for the Uniform CPA Examination after September 1, 1997Source: catalog.baylor.edu · verified October 30, 2026

A school describing a program as supporting CPA preparation does not establish eligibility for every applicant in every state, and this directory does not label any program “CPA eligible”. Check your own state board's current rules before you enrol. Accounting degrees and CPA requirements

Other professional recognition

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Other professional recognition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

This directory does not publish pass rates, placement rates or salaries for any program. Occupational statistics for accountants are in the guides, labelled as statistics for the occupation, not outcomes of a school.

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the school states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Prior degree
RequiredBaccalaureate degree with a major in accounting, or its equivalent.
Source: catalog.baylor.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Minimum GPA
RecommendedMinimum 3 — Applicants with GPAs above 3.0 overall and in accounting, plus an acceptable GMAT score, will be considered for admission.
Source: hankamer.baylor.edu · verified October 30, 2026
English-test waiver
RequiredInternational applicants must submit a TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo score unless their baccalaureate degree is from an accredited U.S. university.
Source: catalog.baylor.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Tests

GMAT
RequiredNot required for applicants who received a Baylor baccalaureate degree with a major in accounting.
Source: catalog.baylor.edu · verified October 30, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All students — Traditional Graduate Programs, per credit hour, Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 (institution table; the table does not name the MTax)From the school-wide rate table for this level$2,824per credit · 2026-2027Calculated tuition$93,192 = 33 credits × $2,824 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: onestop.web.baylor.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Other published fees

Graduate Program Fee, graduate accounting students (fall and spring)
$75 per semester
Source: hankamer.baylor.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Scholarships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for its level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; service scholarships require government service after graduation. Doctoral funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation

Three different things, kept apart: institutional accreditation of the school, business-school accreditation of the unit, and supplemental accounting accreditation. One never implies another.

Institutional accreditation

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Business-school accreditation

  • AACSB — accreditedUnit: Hankamer School of BusinessListed as: AACSB business accreditationConfirmed in the accreditor's own directory.Source: aacsb.edu · verified October 26, 2026

Supplemental accounting accreditation

  • AACSB Accounting — accreditedUnit: Hankamer School of BusinessListed as: AACSB separate accounting accreditation (as listed: Business + Accounting)Confirmed in the accreditor's own directory.Source: aacsb.edu · verified October 26, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 26, 2026.
  1. catalog.baylor.edu/graduate-school/curriculum-departments-institutes-instruction/hankamer-school-bus — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 30, 2026
  2. hankamer.baylor.edu/accounting/programs — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
  3. hankamer.baylor.edu/macc/admissions — Official admissions page, verified October 30, 2026
  4. hankamer.baylor.edu/macc/admitted-students — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
  5. onestop.web.baylor.edu/cost-payment/tuition-other-fees/tuition — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 30, 2026
  6. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  7. AACSB accredited institutions (accreditor directory) — Accreditor directory, verified October 26, 2026

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