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Finding the Best Real Estate Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,280 people earned a degree or certificate in real estate, making the major the #123 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Real Estate Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Real Estate Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the real estate graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Real Estate Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in the United States for real estate students working on their graduate certificate. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Real Estate Graduate Certificate Schools list. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Real Estate Graduate Certificate Schools list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great place for real estate students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Real Estate Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

American University

Washington, DC

American University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Real Estate Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#7

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Real Estate Graduate Certificate Schools list. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Real Estate Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for real estate students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Real Estate Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Real Estate is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Godrej Mamurdi Pune.

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