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2023 Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools

32 Colleges
$35,411 Avg Salary
$24,250 Avg Student Debt

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 fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marion Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Marion, MTC is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

Clark State Community College

Springfield, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clark State Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Springfield, Clark State Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Waukesha County Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best real estate schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means El Centro College is a great place for real estate students working on their associate degree. Located in the large 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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With a ranking of #6, Sinclair Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for real estate students working on their associate degree. Sinclair Community College is a 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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With a ranking of #7, Lorain County Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for real estate students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Elyria, LCCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools list. MATC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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With a ranking of #9, Houston Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for real estate students working on their associate degree. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large 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 landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree real estate programs. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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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 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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