2023 Best Value Real Estate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Real Estate 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 Value Real Estate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 127 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for real estate students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 15% Best Real Estate Schools
Our analysis found Sinclair Community College to be the best value school for real estate students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the city of Dayton.
Sinclair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,076 in tuition and fees each year. On average, real estate graduates from Sinclair Community College take out $14,847 in student loans while working on their degree.
In addition to its great value ranking, Sinclair Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Real Estate Schools list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Real Estate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.
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The excellent programs at Delgado 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 large city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public college with a large student population.
Delgado Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,079 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 127 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Military University are $7,360 per year. After completing their degree, real estate graduates from American Military University carry an average student debtload of $24,250.
In addition to its great value ranking, American Military University is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Real Estate Schools list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Waukesha County Technical College is a great value for real estate students. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,603 in tuition and fees each year.
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El Centro College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value real estate programs. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $6,000 per year. The average amount in student loans that real estate majors at El Centro College take out is $18,590.
El Centro College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Real Estate Schools list.
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Clark State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for real estate students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Springfield, Clark State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Clark State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,328 in tuition and fees each year.
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Houston Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for real estate students. It came in at #8 on the list. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,460 in tuition and fees each year. Real Estate majors at Houston Community College take out an average of $21,349 in student loans while working on their egree.
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With a ranking of #9, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for real estate students. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cincinnati.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cincinnati State are $9,090 per year.
Cincinnati State also claimed a spot on our Best Real Estate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Lorain County Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value real estate programs. Located in the city of Elyria, LCCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LCCC are $8,405 a year.
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Northeast Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for real estate students. It came in at #11 on the list. Northeast is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $5,010 per year.
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Marion Technical College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value real estate programs. Located in the distant town of Marion, MTC is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MTC are $9,505 a year.
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Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for real estate students. It came in at #13 on the list. MATC is a large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.
MATC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,908 in tuition and fees each year.
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Lakeland Community College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value real estate programs. Located in the large suburb of Kirtland, Lakeland is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lakeland are $8,975 a year.
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South Plains College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value real estate programs. Located in the distant town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Plains College are $4,276 a year.
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Collin County Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for real estate students. It came in at #16 on the list. Collin County Community College District is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of McKinney.
Collin County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $5,104 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Collin County Community College District is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Real Estate Schools list.
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Southern State Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Real Estate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Hillsboro, Southern State Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Southern State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,768 in tuition and fees each year.
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Northwest State Community College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value real estate programs. Northwest State Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Archbold.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwest State Community College are $8,450 per year.
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Edison State Community College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value real estate programs. Edison Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Piqua.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Edison Community College are $7,626 a year.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Real Estate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Coastline Community College | Fountain Valley, CA |
| 21 | Great Basin College | Elko, NV |
| 22 | Truckee Meadows Community College | Reno, NV |
| 23 | Austin Community College District | Austin, TX |
| 24 | Cerritos College | Norwalk, CA |
| 25 | School Removed |
Real Estate by Region
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
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Real Estate Related Majors for 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.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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