For personal reasons, I am not able to relocate from Miami, where I live now, to another city to attend LLM program. I am considering LLM in Tax. My options currently are:
1) Full-time Tax LLM at University in Miami
2) Executive (distance learning) Tax LLM in NYU or Georgetown.
Which degree do you think will have more value and advantage in future job search, traditional tax LLM from Miami (ranked #5 nationally) or E-LLM from NYU (#1) or Georgetown (#3)?
E-LLM in Tax at NYU or full-time at Miami?
Posted Feb 05, 2015 18:39
1) Full-time Tax LLM at University in Miami
2) Executive (distance learning) Tax LLM in NYU or Georgetown.
Which degree do you think will have more value and advantage in future job search, traditional tax LLM from Miami (ranked #5 nationally) or E-LLM from NYU (#1) or Georgetown (#3)?
Posted Feb 05, 2015 19:04
In my opinoin, the big factors you should consider are where you ultimately would like to live and practice, and whether you are able to devote full-time-type commitment to the LLM.
If you are not able to do a full-time program because of other time commitments, the E-LLM might be better.
If you are able to do a full-time program and you cannot leave Miami but you think Miami is where you are likely to look for work long-term, then I suspect Miami should be a good option as local employers might be more familiar with Miami's program. Miami also has a strong reputation in estate planning so if you want that exposure, I suspect Miami might be better or just as good as NYU.
If you are not able to do a full-time program because of other time commitments, the E-LLM might be better.
If you are able to do a full-time program and you cannot leave Miami but you think Miami is where you are likely to look for work long-term, then I suspect Miami should be a good option as local employers might be more familiar with Miami's program. Miami also has a strong reputation in estate planning so if you want that exposure, I suspect Miami might be better or just as good as NYU.
Posted Feb 05, 2015 19:16
I have no problem of devoting time to full-time studies, as I will not be working while studying. The reason that I can't move for school is because I have a small child, but other than that, time is not an issue.
As for job prospectives, I am open to possible future relocation for a job, it's just moving away for 9 months and leaving a child behind would be a problem. That's why I was looking in the E-LLM programs in NYU and Georgetown, since the degree from this schools carry more reputation nation-wide. However, Executive LLM is kind of a new program and I am afraid that it might not be viewed equally as strong by the employers as traditional LLM program from those schools.
So here I am in a little bit of dilemma, whether to do online LLM in top school, or traditional in lower ranked, but still strong school.
As a side note, the cost of attendance of any of those programs is almost equal.
As for job prospectives, I am open to possible future relocation for a job, it's just moving away for 9 months and leaving a child behind would be a problem. That's why I was looking in the E-LLM programs in NYU and Georgetown, since the degree from this schools carry more reputation nation-wide. However, Executive LLM is kind of a new program and I am afraid that it might not be viewed equally as strong by the employers as traditional LLM program from those schools.
So here I am in a little bit of dilemma, whether to do online LLM in top school, or traditional in lower ranked, but still strong school.
As a side note, the cost of attendance of any of those programs is almost equal.
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