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2023 Best Real Estate Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Real Estate Master's 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Real Estate Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Real Estate Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Real Estate Master's Degree Schools

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our analysis found Cornell University to be the best school for real estate students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 29 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for real estate students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools ranking. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree real estate programs. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Pepperdine University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for real estate students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools ranking. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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#10

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for real estate students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

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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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