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2023 Most Popular Real Estate Schools in Illinois

4 Colleges
$92,303 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Real Estate School for You

With 22 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, real estate is the #162 most popular major in Illinois.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Real Estate Colleges.

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found DePaul University to be the most popular school for real estate students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roosevelt University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Real Estate Schools in Illinois 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for real estate students. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Real Estate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Best Real Estate Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 11
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 4 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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