2024 Best Real Estate Development Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

If you're seeking a Master's Degree in real estate development, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #206 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Real Estate Development Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 37 master's degrees in real estate development to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on real estate development students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of real estate development students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt real estate development students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized real estate development related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for real estate development students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Real Estate Development Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Real Estate Development in the Southwest Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for real estate development students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Real Estate Dev

1

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

9 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Arizona if you want to pursue a master's degree in real estate development. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in real estate development from University of Arizona

2

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

28 Annual Graduates

$58,288 Median Starting Salary

Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in real estate development. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Students who graduate with their master's from the real estate dev program state that they receive average early career income of $58,288.

More information about a master’s in real estate development from Arizona State University - Tempe

Best Real Estate Development Colleges by State

Explore the best real estate development schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	180	37

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Rankings in Majors Related to Real Estate Dev

Real Estate Development is one of 8 different types of Architecture & Related Services programs to choose from.

Real Estate Dev Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Real Estate Development	37

Majors Similar to Real Estate Dev

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology	241
General Architecture	149
Urban & Regional Planning	122
Landscape Architecture	42
Environmental Design	11
Interior Architecture	8
Architectural History	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York. More about our data sources and methodologies.