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2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

There are about 24,269 students enrolled in Real Estate in the USA.

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popularity

Average

Compared to national avg.

Diplomas received last year

5,892

Vs. National Avg.

-63%

popularity Rank

#131

cost

Very Affordable

Compared to national avg.

Median degree cost

$20K

Vs. National Avg.

-19%

cost Rank

#327

salary

Low Paying

Compared to national avg.

Average Salary Two Years Out of School

$39K

Vs. National Avg.

-3%

salary Rank

#302

professors

Average

Compared to national avg.

Professor Rating

B-

Vs. National Avg.

11%

professors Rank

#132

students

Average

Compared to national avg.

Diversity Rating

B-

Vs. National Avg.

4%

students Rank

#163

SUMMARY

Going to school for Real Estate is a valuable choice and naturally a required first step for undergrads wishing to pursue a career as a financing advisor, an executive, or a real estate agent. In fact, real estate is a very rare degree ranking as the 176th most popular degree. Last academic year alone, there were 1,498 real estate graduates. In-state tuition for real estate at private colleges is, on average, 5 times more pricey than their public rivals.

With only 53 colleges offering real estate you might have a more finite list of the institutions you can choose from. If you are looking to surround yourself with other real estate undergraduates, consider colleges in Florida which have more undergrads admitted to real estate than any other state. less precisely, the top region to study real estate is in the Southeast region with Florida State University, University of Georgia, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University best representing the region. Interestingly, our selection for the best conference to study real estate is the Atlantic Coast Conference with Florida State University, Syracuse University, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University representing the conference. On that topic, our choice for the best university for real estate is University of Pennsylvania, and here you can find our comprehensive list for the best colleges.

The objectively best school does not have to be the 'best' school for you. There can be tons of facets to think about when selecting ​university. External stuff like campus amenities, transportation services, and food might definitely modify your inclinations of which university to attend. At authority.org, we have examined the pros and cons for you. If, as an example, you are interested in which real estate school boasts the top campus, the winner is New York University. If, for example, you are very interested in which university has the top campus, then we have a whole list dedicated to that. We have carefully pored through professor reviews, government databases, student reviews, and more so we can evaluate every U.S. major in an unbiased and informative way. You can find our comprehensive list for the schools with the best student life&nbsphere and from that list, our pick of the college with the best student life for real estate is University of Pennsylvania. Curious why? Continue reading to discover more about our top choices. Many of our picks might shock you.

If expense is a significant factor in your decisions, you might consider avoiding University of Southern California. University of Southern California&nbspis our most expensive school for real estate, at least regarding out of state students. We do have an entire list of the most expensive&nbspcolleges that could put the price tag at University of Southern California&nbspinto perspective. You could also care to know that real estate is the 223rd most expensive degree in the United States, with an average cost of $29,000. To zoom out a little, the most expensive state for real estate on our list is District of Columbia demonstrated by a tuition of $54,453 at the main college in the state George Washington University. To zoom out even further, the most costly region of the country for real estate is unfortunately unavailable due to missing data.

Our cheapest region for real estate is the Southeast region which is represented by Florida International University with a cost of $16,529, University of West Georgia with a cost of $15,426, and College of Charleston with a cost of $70. More optimistically, the most affordable university for real estate is CUNY Bernard M Baruch College. Our comprehensive list of the most affordable colleges can be found here.

In-state attendees can anticipate paying in the neighborhood of $10,300 for a degree in real estate. That price balloons intensely to a median of $25,400 for an out-of-state public-school student. On that note, our choice for the school representing the best value for real estate: University of Pennsylvania. Through this link you can see our comprehensive list about the schools we see as being the best value&nbspoverall. Do know, this idea is predicated on the assumption that you are an out-of-state student. A discussion of value changes when in-state tuition costs are considered, but we do not know in which states any one student has residency.

Earnings for real estate majors range widely, but two-years after finishing the degree students will often earn around $71,100. While there can be much variation in salary; top positions can experience pay up to $142,000. Even straight out of school, the lowest earning jobs within the real estate space earn $35,000, which could be worse. The top earning grads for real estate come from University of Pennsylvania&nbspand if you are looking for universities with all of the highest earning graduates, we have that too.

The all-around diversity of real estate ranks below average, arriving in the 34th percentile of majors nationally. The university with the highest composite diversity for real estate is New York University&nbspand here you can find our general list for the schools with the most diversity. The overall financial diversity of Real Estate ranks only within the 58th percentile compared to all other majors. Racial diversity is even lower in the 33rd percentile. White collegians make up the largest proportion, 68%, of those majoring in real estate. Additionally, 73% of students pursuing a real estate major are men.

The median score of real estate professors is 4.3 stars, a ranking that is 8% higher than the median for all majors; which is a fairly good score. If you want the most popular real estate professor in the country, take a look at Philly Toney from San Jose State University. It may be surprising, but the top rated professors for real estate by student are found at San Jose State University. As we incorporate information other than just rankings it becomes clear that the university with the overall best professors for real estate is University of Pennsylvania. One will find an explanation of our evolving ranking methodology of the best overall professors here, as well as some of the finest examples of instructors in the country.

Finally, the hardest college to get into for real estate is University of Pennsylvania. While we are unsure why you would be interested, we do have an extensive page for the hardest colleges to get into. But, we hope you understand that looking at the higher education world from examples primarily informed by superlatives might create problems. We at Authority hope you look at some of our other pages on different topics and read some of our helpful background pages on beneficial details to look for as you continue your school search.

Top 25 Best Colleges for Real Estate

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A+

Rating

#1 2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

New York University

New York, NY | www.nyu.edu/

21%

Acceptance

58,361

Students

#23

Ranking

$55K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#2 2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA | www.upenn.edu/

9%

Acceptance

30,688

Students

#7

Ranking

$60K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#3 2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA | www.usc.edu/

16%

Acceptance

52,376

Students

#28

Ranking

$60K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#4 2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX | https://www.utexas.edu/

32%

Acceptance

54,243

Students

#81

Ranking

$40K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#5 2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL | www.miami.edu/

33%

Acceptance

19,971

Students

#73

Ranking

$54K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#6 2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI | www.wisc.edu/

57%

Acceptance

47,831

Students

#101

Ranking

$39K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#7 2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, CA | www.ucsd.edu/

37%

Acceptance

40,547

Students

#61

Ranking

$44K

Tuition

F

Rating

#8 2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

South University-Austin

Round Rock, TX | www.southuniversity.edu/austin#location=Austin, TX

0%

Acceptance

664

Students

#3615

Ranking

$17K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#9 2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

University Park, PA |

0%

Acceptance

0

Students

#0

Ranking

$0

Tuition

A+

Rating

#10 2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA | www.vt.edu/

66%

Acceptance

38,350

Students

#130

Ranking

$33K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#11 2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

University of Georgia

Athens, GA | www.uga.edu/

48%

Acceptance

42,941

Students

#120

Ranking

$31K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#12 2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL | https://www.fsu.edu/

32%

Acceptance

47,836

Students

#138

Ranking

$19K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#13 2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

Villanova University

Villanova, PA | www.villanova.edu/

31%

Acceptance

12,231

Students

#64

Ranking

$57K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#14 2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX | www.tcu.edu/

48%

Acceptance

11,506

Students

#119

Ranking

$52K

Tuition

A

Rating

#15 2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

Florida International University

Miami, FL | www.fiu.edu/

58%

Acceptance

73,970

Students

#364

Ranking

$19K

Tuition

A

Rating

#16 2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA | www.umass.edu/

65%

Acceptance

35,781

Students

#218

Ranking

$36K

Tuition

A

Rating

#17 2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH | www.osu.edu/

68%

Acceptance

66,017

Students

#194

Ranking

$34K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#18 2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

George Washington University

Washington, DC | https://www.gwu.edu/

43%

Acceptance

32,209

Students

#68

Ranking

$59K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#19 2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX | https://www.smu.edu/

53%

Acceptance

12,963

Students

#100

Ranking

$59K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#20 2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT | uconn.edu/

56%

Acceptance

29,818

Students

#134

Ranking

$41K

Tuition

B+

Rating

#21 2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Cincinnati, OH | www.uc.edu/

76%

Acceptance

46,140

Students

#632

Ranking

$27K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#22 2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD | www.umd.edu/

51%

Acceptance

44,404

Students

#98

Ranking

$37K

Tuition

A

Rating

#23 2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI | www.marquette.edu/

82%

Acceptance

12,601

Students

#177

Ranking

$46K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#24 2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA | www.sandiego.edu/

59%

Acceptance

10,181

Students

#165

Ranking

$53K

Tuition

B−

Rating

#25 2024 Best Colleges for Real Estate

West Texas A & M University

Canyon, TX | www.wtamu.edu/

58%

Acceptance

11,678

Students

#1105

Ranking

$10K

Tuition

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