2023 Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools
Finding the Best Real Estate Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 6,547 people earned a degree or certificate in real estate, making the major the #153 most popular in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 32 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for real estate majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 10 Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best school for real estate students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
After completing their Associate Degree, real estate graduates from American Military University carry an average student debtload of $26,615.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Marion Technical College is a great place for real estate students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Marion, MTC is a public college with a small student population.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Clark State Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best real estate schools in the United States. Located in the city of Springfield, Clark State Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Waukesha County Technical College is a great place for real estate students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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The excellent associate degree programs at El Centro College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best real estate schools in the United States. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a very large student population.
After completing their Associate Degree, real estate graduates from El Centro College carry an average student debtload of $26,659.
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Sinclair Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree real estate programs. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.
The average amount in student loans that real estate majors at Sinclair Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,645.
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Lorain County Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree real estate programs. Located in the small city of Elyria, LCCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for real estate students working on their associate degree. MATC is a large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.
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Houston Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree real estate programs. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.
Real Estate majors at Houston Community College take out an average of $31,045 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Tarrant County College District came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools ranking. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
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Rankings in Majors Related to Real Estate
Real Estate is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Real Estate
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Accounting | 99,265 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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