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2023 Most Popular Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

10 Colleges
$56,677 Avg Salary
$19,282 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Real Estate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, real estate was ranked #123 in the country. In fact 1,280 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for real estate students. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for real estate students. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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#5

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Roosevelt University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

University of Indianapolis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, UIndy is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular real estate programs. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #7, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for real estate students. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Real Estate Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 11
Illinois 22
Ohio 7
Indiana 3
Wisconsin 33

One of 20 majors within the area of study, real estate has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 10 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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