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2023 Most Popular Real Estate Schools in the Plains States Region

9 Colleges
$51,372 Avg Salary
$22,125 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Real Estate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 Colleges.

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Northern Iowa the most popular school in the Plains States Region for real estate students. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, real estate majors at UNI accumulate an average of around $22,125 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Real Estate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

The excellent programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best real estate schools in the Plains States Region . St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Real Estate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Real Estate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

With a ranking of #7, Columbia College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for real estate students. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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Northeast 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. Northeast is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.

Read full report on Real Estate at Northeast Community College

Metropolitan Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular real estate programs. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Real Estate at Metropolitan Community College

Best Real Estate Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 5
Minnesota 29
Iowa 50
Nebraska 23

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 9 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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