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2023 Best Real Estate Master's Degree Schools

29 Colleges
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Finding the Best Real Estate Master's Degree 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Real Estate Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the real estate master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Real Estate Master's Degree Schools

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Cornell University the best school in the United States for real estate students working on their master’s degree. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best real estate schools in the United States. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The excellent master’s degree programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best real estate schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree real estate programs. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best schools for real estate students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Pepperdine University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego ranked #9 on this year’s Best Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools list. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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#10

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree real estate programs. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Real Estate by Region

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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 25 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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