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2024 Best Real Estate Development Schools

10 Colleges in the United States
420 Real Estate Dev Degrees Awarded
$71,535 Avg Early-Career Salary
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in real estate development. It is ranked #291 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 10 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Real Estate Development Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 420 degrees in real estate development to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Real Estate Development School

Best Real Estate Development Schools Your choice of real estate development school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Real Estate Development School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Real Estate Dev
Master's Degrees in Real Estate Dev

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Real Estate Development Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Real Estate Development in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of real estate dev degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Schools in Real Estate Dev

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
177 Real Estate Dev Degrees Awarded
7.3% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Southern California if you wish to pursue a degree in real estate development. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 177 real estate development students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the real estate development major at University of Southern California earn $10,505 more than the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$80,322 Median Starting Salary

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in real estate development. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 10 real estate development students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available. Real Estate Development degree recipients from Columbia University in the City of New York get an earnings boost of approximately $8,787 above the average earnings of real estate development graduates.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
31 Real Estate Dev Degrees Awarded

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in real estate development. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.

There were roughly 31 real estate development students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA

Any student pursuing a degree in real estate development has to check out Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #24 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.

There were about 20 real estate development students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year.

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Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL
37.5% Growth in Graduates

Auburn is a very large public university located in the small city of Auburn. This university ranks 3rd out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were approximately 16 real estate development students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AZ

Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were roughly 9 real estate development students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
85.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Boston, Boston Architectural College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

There were roughly 7 real estate development students who graduated with this degree at Boston Architectural College in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY

Located in the city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

There were about 4 real estate development students who graduated with this degree at Pratt Institute in the most recent data year.

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ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tempe. This university ranks 2nd out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were approximately 28 real estate development students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, real estate dev degree recipients usually earn about $58,288 in their early careers.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY

Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 16 real estate development students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent year we have data available.

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Real Estate Development by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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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 420

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 6,781
General Architecture 4,982
Urban & Regional Planning 2,419
Landscape Architecture 905
Environmental Design 741
Interior Architecture 728
Architecture (Other) 202
Architectural History 147

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