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Program Description
Gain the academics-based professional tax knowledge that gives you the ability to focus on your client's businesses and planning.
- 95% Domestic Placement Rate
- 7 Years of Professional Experience
- 58% of Part-Time Students Enrolled
- 25 The average age of students in this program
Rankings and Recognition
The Bentley MST enjoys a strong position in many major rankings and lists including:
- #6 Top in Tax Educational Survey per Tax Talent
- #8 Best Online Masters in Taxation per Best Value Schools
- #7 Best Masters in Taxation per College Choice
- #11 Top Online Masters in Taxation per Top Accounting Degrees
- #4 Top 50 Best Value Masters in Taxation per Value Colleges
- #7 Best Master's Degrees in Taxation per Grad School Hub
- #1 Best Taxation Colleges in Massachusetts per Universities.com
Program Features
- Research and analyze complicated fact patterns.
- Learn to develop and implement successful tax strategies.
- Communicate findings to tax and business professionals.
- Question and assess ethical responsibility.
- Work toward the 150-academic-credit-hour requirement for licensing as a certified public accountant (CPA) in many states, including Massachusetts.
Career Outcomes
The Bentley MST prepares you for a wide range of careers, no matter the industry you are interested in. See below for a partial list of employers and job titles our alumni have achieved over the past year.
| Company Name | Alumni Title |
| Baker Newman Noyes | Tax Manager |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Sr. Tax Analyst |
| Caliper Corporation | Controller |
| EY | Tax Staff Accountant |
| Grant Thornton | Tax Manager |
| JPMorgan | Executive Director |
| KPMG | State and Local Tax Associate |
| Marks Paneth LLP | Audit Associate |
| Office of the State Comptroller | Accountant IV |
| PwC | Senior Associate |
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Curriculum
Core Courses
Professional Tax Practice is recommended to be taken as one of the first courses in the MST program.
- TX600 | Professional Tax Practice
- TX601 | Federal Taxation of Income
- TX602 | Transactions
- TX603 | Corporations, and Shareholders
- TX604 | Multi-Jurisdictional Taxation
Elective Courses
Select five taxation courses from the list below or any other graduate courses at the 600 level or higher.
- TX704 | Federal Taxation of Income from Trusts and Estates
- TX707 | Pass-Through Entities and Closely Held Businesses
- TX711 | Mergers, and Acquisitions
- TX731 | Investment Companies and Other Financial Products
- TX732 | Intellectual Properties
- TX733 | Tax Aspects of Buying and Selling a Business
- TX741 | Tax Accounting Problems
- TX761 | State and Local Tax Practice
- TX771 | International Tax Practice
- TX781 | Internship in Tax Practice
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