2023 Best Value Real Estate Associate Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
The Best Value Real Estate Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for real estate students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 10 Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in the United States for real estate students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at American Military University are $7,360 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, real estate graduates from American Military University carry an average student debtload of $26,615.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, American Military University is ranked #2 for overall quality for real estate in the United States.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Real Estate Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a very large student population.
El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,000 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, real estate graduates from El Centro College carry an average student debtload of $26,659.
El Centro College also claimed a spot on our Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Houston Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value real estate schools in the United States. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Houston Community College are $5,460 per year. 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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Out of the 32 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Waukesha County Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,603 in tuition and fees each year.
WCTC also claimed a spot on our Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Real Estate Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, Clark State Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for real estate students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Springfield, Clark State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clark State Community College are $7,328 per year.
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Milwaukee Area Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Real Estate Associate Degree Schools ranking. MATC is a large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MATC are $6,908 a year.
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Sinclair Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for real estate students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Dayton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sinclair Community College are $8,076 per year. 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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Marion Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Real Estate Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Marion, MTC is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MTC are $9,505 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, Lorain County Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for real estate students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Elyria, LCCC is a public college with a medium-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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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.
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