University of Florida Levin College of Law Graduate Tax Program is rated 3rd overall and continues to rank 1st among publics. The Graduate Taxation Program, which offers the LL.M. in Taxation, LL.M. in International Taxation and S.J.D. in Taxation, is widely and consistently regarded as one of the nation’s top programs. UF is also rated as one of the top 10 law schools in the nation for Hispanics, according to Hispanic Business Review.

Georgetown University's Master of Laws in Taxation program is annually ranked among the preeminent programs of its kind. The Tax LL.M. program offers a unique combination of expert adjunct faculty and full-time tax faculty.

The 2011 edition of U.S. News & World Report's "Best Grad Schools" ranked Northwestern at 4th for Tax Law Program. Through the Tax Program at Northwestern Law, students gain a strong foundation in the principal areas of tax law and learn how to deal with complex real-world transactions. The School has one of the lowest student-faculty ratios of any graduate tax program. Applicants to the LLM Program in Taxation must hold a JD degree or the equivalent from a law school approved by the American Bar Association. The program is also open to applicants with a law degree from a university outside the U.S. if that degree qualifies the applicant for the practice of law in his/her home country.

2011 U.S. News Tax Law Rankings (Top 10 list):
1 New York University
2 Georgetown University
3 University of Florida (Levin)
4 Northwestern University
5 University of Miami
6 Boston University
   University of San Diego
8 Harvard University
9 Loyola Marymount University
10 University of Virginia

* Three law schools successfully made it to the top 10 position in 2011:
- University of San Diego up from 11th in 2010 to 6th in 2011.
- Loyola Marymount University moved up seven places from 16th in 2010.
- University of Virginia jumped up a place to 10th in 2011.

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