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Best Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

24 Colleges
$56,677 Avg Salary
$19,282 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Real Estate School for You

Real Estate is the #153 most popular major in the country with 6,547 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for real estate majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Real Estate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the best school in the Great Lakes Region for real estate students. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best real estate schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Real Estate majors at UW - Madison take out an average of $21,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinclair Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

On average, real estate graduates from Sinclair Community College take out $14,847 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Marquette University is a great place for real estate students. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for real estate students. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

While working on their degree, real estate majors at Ohio State accumulate an average of around $21,500 in student debt.

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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Marion Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Marion, MTC is a public school with a small student population.

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Lorain County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for real estate students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Elyria, LCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Waukesha County Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for real estate students. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Real Estate Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 16
Ohio 122
Illinois 43
Indiana 15
Wisconsin 284

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 24 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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