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2023 Most Popular Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

12 Colleges
$35,411 Avg Salary
$24,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Real Estate Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, real estate was ranked #153 in the country. In fact 6,547 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Most Popular Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Real Estate program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Real Estate Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Houston Community College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for real estate students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 96% of the real estate majors at the school.

On average, real estate graduates from Houston Community College take out $31,045 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in real estate at the school are women while 41% are male.

Full Real Estate at Tarrant County College District Report

#3

San Antonio College

San Antonio, TX

Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, San Antonio College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in real estate at the school are women while 46% are male.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

About 89% of the students majoring in real estate at the school are women while 11% are male.

Full Real Estate at San Jacinto Community College Report

#5

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

The in-demand associate degree programs at El Centro College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular real estate schools in the Southwest Region . El Centro College is a very large public school located in the city of Dallas.

About 43% of the students majoring in real estate at the school are women while 57% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, real estate graduates from El Centro College carry an average student debt load of $26,659.

Full Real Estate at El Centro College Report

Collin County Community College District ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in real estate at Collin County Community College District, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Austin Community College District came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

Of the 5 students majoring in real estate at Austin Community College District, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Lamar Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for real estate students working on their associate degree. Lamar Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.

About 60% of the students majoring in real estate at the school are women while 40% are male.

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McLennan Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Waco, MCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in real estate at MCC, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#10

South Plains College

Levelland, TX

With a ranking of #10, South Plains College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for real estate students working on their associate degree. South Plains College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Levelland.

About 50% of the students majoring in real estate at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Best Real Estate Colleges by State

Explore the best real estate colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 376
Arizona 0

One of 21 majors within the area of study, real estate has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 12 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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