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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Real Estate Development

11 Ranked Colleges
312 Degrees Awarded
$40,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Real Estate Development Schools for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Real Estate Development Schools for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Real Estate Development is the 609th most popular major in the country with 470 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 312 real estate development graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Real Estate Development Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the real estate development program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Real Estate Development Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Real Estate Development Schools for a Master’s.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Real Estate Development

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Real Estate Development Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s real estate development degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree real estate development students list, Georgia Tech has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Real Estate Development Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Georgia Tech Real Estate Development Report

#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Real Estate Development Schools for a Master’s list. University at Buffalo is a large school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 19 masters’s real estate development degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also took the #7 spot in our “Best Real Estate Development Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Real Estate Development Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s real estate development students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #8 spot in our “Best Real Estate Development Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

Read full report on Real Estate Development at Arizona State University - Tempe

#4

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Real Estate Development Schools for a Master’s. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 10 masters’s real estate development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree real estate development students list, Auburn has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Real Estate Development Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Auburn University Real Estate Development Report

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Real Estate Development Schools for a Master’s list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #5 spot in our “Best Real Estate Development Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Real Estate Development at University of Arizona

#6

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York
#10 in overall quality

Pratt Institute - Main came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Real Estate Development Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s real estate development students in 2019-2020.

Pratt Institute did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Real Estate Development Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pratt Institute are $35,226, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Development Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Columbia University in the City of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 138 masters’s real estate development degrees to qualified students.

Columbia also made our “Best Real Estate Development Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194.

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#8

Woodbury University

Burbank, California
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Woodbury University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Development Schools for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Burbank, California, and it awarded 6 masters’s real estate development degrees in 2019-2020.

Woodbury also made our “Best Real Estate Development Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at Woodbury University are $41,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Woodbury University Real Estate Development Report

#9

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Real Estate Development Schools for a Master’s list. USC is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 25 masters’s real estate development degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Real Estate Development Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Southern California Real Estate Development Report

#10

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Real Estate Development Schools for a Master’s list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 32 masters’s real estate development degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT also took the #2 spot in our “Best Real Estate Development Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719.

Read full report on Real Estate Development at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#11

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#9 in overall quality

Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Development Schools for a Master’s ranking. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s real estate development degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Tulane did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Real Estate Development Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176.

Read full report on Real Estate Development at Tulane

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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