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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 Most Popular Real Estate Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for real estate majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for real estate students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

About 35% of the students majoring in real estate at the school are women while 65% are male.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for real estate students working on their graduate certificate. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 64% of the real estate majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular real estate schools in the United States. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Women make up 27% of the real estate majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Real Estate Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 44% of the real estate majors at the school.

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Out of the 22 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Real Estate at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate real estate programs. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in real estate at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#7

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Real Estate Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in real estate at U of U, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#8

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Real Estate Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in real estate at the school are women while 67% are male.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for real estate students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Of the 2 students majoring in real estate at UTSA, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#9

American University

Washington, DC

American University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for real estate students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 50% of the real estate majors at the school.

Full Real Estate at American University Report

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 22 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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