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2023 Most Popular Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

41 Colleges
$56,677 Avg Salary
$19,282 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Real Estate School for You

Real Estate is the #153 most popular major in the country with 6,547 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 Most Popular Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the real estate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found Sinclair Community College to be the most popular school for real estate students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dayton.

While working on their degree, real estate majors at Sinclair Community College accumulate an average of around $14,847 in student debt.

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

Real Estate majors at UW - Madison take out an average of $21,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbus State Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Columbus State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lorain County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Elyria, LCCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best real estate schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

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Southern State Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Hillsboro, Southern State Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#8

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #8, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for real estate students. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Lakeland Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for real estate students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kirtland, Lakeland is a public school with a small student population.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

While working on their degree, real estate majors at Ohio State accumulate an average of around $21,500 in student debt.

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Best Real Estate Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 16
Ohio 122
Illinois 43
Indiana 15
Wisconsin 284

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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