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2023 Most Popular Real Estate Schools

53 Colleges
$60,568 Avg Salary
$21,484 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Real Estate 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 Most Popular Real Estate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 53 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Real Estate program at each school on the list.

Check out the real estate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in the United States for real estate students. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgetown University is a great place for real estate students. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 53 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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The excellent programs at Florida International 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 suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Real Estate at Florida International University Report

Out of the 53 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Real Estate at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Real Estate Schools list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for real estate students. It came in at #7 on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Full Real Estate at University of Florida Report

#8

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Real Estate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Portland State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for real estate students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Real Estate Schools ranking. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

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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.

  • 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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