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2023 Best Value Real Estate Master's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

29 Colleges
$30,682 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$87,473 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Real Estate Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 29 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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.

2023 Best Value Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the real estate master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Real Estate Master's Degree Schools

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cornell also did well on our Best Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools list.

Read full report on Real Estate at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great value for real estate students working on their master’s degree. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

DePaul graduate students pay an average of $18,341 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas A&M College Station also did well on our Best Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#5

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Clemson graduate students pay an average of $23,246 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Clemson also is in the top 20% of our Best Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools ranking.

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#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UPenn also is in the top 5% of our Best Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools ranking.

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#7

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fordham U are $23,846 a year.

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#8

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree real estate programs. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.

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Iowa State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 per year.

Iowa State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools list.

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With a ranking of #10, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on this year’s best value schools for real estate students working on their master’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 per year.

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Real Estate by Region

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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.

  • 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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