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2023 Best Real Estate Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Real Estate Graduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Real Estate Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Real Estate Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Real Estate Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Real Estate Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in the United States for real estate students working on their graduate certificate. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best real estate schools in the United States. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Real Estate Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Real Estate Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

American University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #6, American University did quite well on this year’s best schools for real estate students working on their graduate certificate. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#7

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for real estate students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #8 on this year’s Best Real Estate Graduate Certificate Schools list. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Real Estate Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

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Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Real Estate Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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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 16 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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