2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Real Estate Development in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Real Estate Development is the 280th most popular major in the country with 470 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, real estate development graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $82,200 and had an average of $69,759 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 169 real estate development graduates with average earnings and debt of $90,700 and $82,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 169 real estate development graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Real Estate Dev Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in real estate development. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent real estate development programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the real estate development program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Real Estate Dev Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree real estate dev students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Real Estate Development in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

#2 in overall quality

$26,028 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Real Estate Dev Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s real estate dev students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University at Buffalo, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Real Estate Development Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University at Buffalo Real Estate Development Report

#2

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York

#3 in overall quality

$35,226 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pratt Institute - Main. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Real Estate Dev Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s real estate dev students in 2019-2020.

Pratt Institute not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Real Estate Development Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pratt Institute - Main are $35,226, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Real Estate Development at Pratt Institute - Main

#3

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$81,333 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Real Estate Dev Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Columbia is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 138 masters’s real estate dev degrees to qualified students.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Real Estate Development Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Real Estate Development at Columbia University in the City of New York

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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