2023 Best Value Real Estate Development Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Real Estate Development School for You
Real Estate Development is the #290 most popular major in the country with 420 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Real Estate Development Schools ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for real estate dev students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Real Estate Development Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the best value school in the United States for real estate development students. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Tech are $33,964 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Georgia Tech also did well on our Best Real Estate Development Schools list. It’s in the top 1% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Real Estate Development Schools list. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.
Auburn undergraduate students pay an average of $31,986 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Auburn is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Real Estate Development Schools list.
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Out of the 11 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston Architectural College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Boston Architectural College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boston Architectural College are $22,144 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great value for real estate development students. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
MIT undergraduate students pay an average of $55,878 in tuition and fees each year.
MIT also took the #1 spot in our Best Real Estate Development Schools rankings.
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The excellent programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best real estate development schools in the United States. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
USC undergraduate students pay an average of $61,503 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, real estate dev graduates from USC carry an average student debtload of $16,500. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $788.
In addition to its great value ranking, USC is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Real Estate Development Schools list.
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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for real estate development students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 a year.
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University at Buffalo ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Real Estate Development Schools list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.
University at Buffalo undergraduate students pay an average of $28,702 in tuition and fees each year.
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Pratt Institute - Main landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value real estate development programs. Pratt Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pratt Institute are $55,590 a year.
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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for real estate development students. It came in at #9 on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Columbia are $62,466 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Columbia is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Real Estate Development Schools list.
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University of Arizona ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Real Estate Development Schools list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Arizona are $35,153 per year.
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Majors Related to Real Estate Dev
One of 8 majors within the area of study, real estate development has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Real Estate Dev
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences & Technology | 6,781 |
| General Architecture | 4,982 |
| Urban & Regional Planning | 2,419 |
| Landscape Architecture | 905 |
| Environmental Design | 741 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 11 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).
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