Petersons - CompetitiveEdge: A Guide to Graduate Business Programs 2012

Bentley University, McCallum Graduate School of Business, Masters Program in Taxation, Waltham, MA 02452-4705. Offers MST. Part-time and evening/ weekend programs available. Postbaccalaureate distance learning degree programs offered (no on-campus study). Faculty: 74 full-time (22 women), 21 part-time/adjunct (5 women). Students: 45 full-time (22 women), 156 parttime (71 women); includes 34 minority (3 Black or African American, non- Hispanic/Latino; 5 American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino; 19 Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino; 7 Hispanic/Latino), 13 international. Average age 31. 109 applicants, 90% accepted, 70 enrolled. Entrance requirements: For masters, GMAT or GRE General Test. Additional exam requirements/recommendations for international students: RequiredTOEFL (minimum score 600 paper-based; 250 computer-based; 100 iBT) or IELTS (minimum score 7). Application deadline: For fall admission, 12/1 priority date for domestic and international students; for spring admission, 10/1 priority date for domestic and international students. Application fee: $50. Electronic applications accepted. Expenses: Tuition: Full-time $28,224; part-time $1176 per credit. Required fees: $404. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Financial support: In 201011, 29 students received support. Scholarships/ grants and unspecified assistantships available. Financial award application deadline: 6/1; financial award applicants required to submit CSS PROFILE or FAFSA. Faculty research: Taxation of intellectual property, tax dispute resolution, corporate tax planning and advocacy, estate and financial planning. Unit head: John Lynch, Director, 781-891-2624, E-mail: .

Boston University, School of Law, Boston, MA 02215. Offers American law (LL M); banking (LL M); intellectual property law (LL M); law (JD); taxation (LL M); JD/LL M; JD/MA; JD/MBA; JD/MPH; JD/MS. Accreditation: ABA. Faculty: 65 full-time (26 women), 88 part-time/adjunct (32 women). Students: 973 full-time (490 women), 66 part-time (32 women); includes 235 minority (44 Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino; 5 American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino; 84 Asian, non-Hispanic/ Latino; 79 Hispanic/Latino; 2 Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino; 21 Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino), 131 international. Average age 26. 7,660 applicants, 23% accepted, 271 enrolled. In 2010, 206 first professional degrees, 207 masters awarded. Degree requirements: For masters, thesis (for some programs); for JD, thesis/dissertation, research project resulting in a paper. Entrance requirements: For JD, LSAT; for masters, JD. Additional exam requirements/recommendations for international students: RequiredTOEFL (minimum score 600 paper-based; 250 computer-based; 100 iBT). Application deadline: For fall admission, 3/1 for domestic and international students. Applications are processed on a rolling basis. Application fee: $75. Electronic applications accepted. Expenses: Tuition: Full-time $39,314; part-time $1228 per credit. Required fees: $40 per semester. Financial support: In 201011, 533 students received support. Career-related internships or fieldwork, Federal Work-Study, institutionally sponsored loans, and scholarships/grants available. Financial award application deadline: 3/1; financial award applicants required to submit FAFSA. Faculty research: Litigation and dispute resolution, intellectual property law, business organizations and finance law, international law, health law. Unit head: Maureen A. ORourke, Dean, 617-353-3112, Fax: 617-353-7400, E-mail: .

Bryant University, Graduate School of Business, Master of Science in Taxation Program, Smithfield, RI 02917. Offers MST. Part-time and evening/ weekend programs available. Faculty: 3 full-time (0 women), 10 part-time/ adjunct (0 women). Students: 75 part-time (30 women); includes 1 Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino; 1 Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino; 3 Hispanic/Latino, 2 international. Average age 33. 13 applicants, 92% accepted, 10 enrolled. In 2010, 10 masters awarded. Entrance requirements: For masters, GMAT, recommendation, resume. Additional exam requirements/recommendations for international students: RequiredTOEFL (minimum score 580 paper-based; 237 computer-based; 95 iBT). Application deadline: For fall admission, 7/15 for domestic and international students; for spring admission, 11/15 for domestic and international students. Applications are processed on a rolling basis. Application fee: $80. Electronic applications accepted. Expenses: Contact institution. Financial support: In 201011, 1 student received support. Application deadline: 2/15. Faculty research: Tax efficiencies of mutual funds, cost segregation studies, taxation of partnerships, property transactions. Unithead: Kristopher T. Sullivan, Assistant Dean of the Graduate School, 401-232- 6230, Fax: 401-232-6494, E-mail: .

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Orfalea College of Business, Graduate Programs in Business, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407. Offers business (MBA); taxation (MSA). Faculty: 5 full-time (2 women). Students: 38 full-time (14 women), 13 part-time (6 women); includes 8 minority (4 Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino; 3 Hispanic/Latino; 1 Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino). Average age 26. 111 applicants, 46% accepted, 37 enrolled. In 2010, 68 masters awarded. Degreerequirements: For masters, comprehensive exam (for some programs), thesis or alternative. Entrance requirements: For masters, GMAT. Additional exam requirements/recommendations for international students: RequiredTOEFL (minimum score 550 paper-based; 213 computer-based) or IELTS (minimum score 6). Application deadline: For fall admission, 7/1 for domestic students, 11/30 for international students. Applications are processed on a rolling basis. Application fee: $55. Electronic applications accepted. Expenses: Tuition, state resident: full-time $5386; part-time $3124 per year. Tuition, nonresident: full-time $11,160; part-time $248 per unit. Required fees: $2250; $614 per term. One-time fee: $2250 full-time; $1842 part-time. Financial support: Career-related internships or fieldwork, Federal Work-Study, institutionally sponsored loans, scholarships/grants, and unspecified assistantships available. Support available to part-time students. Financial award application deadline: 3/2; financial award applicants required to submit FAFSA. Faculty research: International business, organizational behavior, graphic communication document systems management, commercial development of innovative technologies, effective communication skills for managers. Unit head: Dr. Bradford Anderson, Associate Dean/Graduate Coordinator, 805-756-5210, Fax: 805- 756-0110, E-mail: .

California State University, East Bay, Office of Academic Programs and Graduate Studies, College of Business and Economics, Department of Accounting and Finance, Program in Taxation, Hayward, CA 94542- 3000. Offers MS. Part-time and evening/weekend programs available. Postbaccalaureate distance learning degree programs offered. Faculty: 2 full-time (0 women), 1 (woman) part-time/adjunct. Students: 14 full-time (8 women), 18 part-time (14 women); includes 3 Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino; 13 Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino; 1 Hispanic/Latino. Average age 37. 36 applicants, 92% accepted, 18 enrolled. In 2010, 7 masters awarded. Degree requirements: For masters, final project.