When it comes to popularity, real estate development sits in the middle of the road, ranking #649 out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of real estate development. Combined, these schools handed out 636 degrees in real estate development to qualified students.
The real estate development program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Real Estate Development rankings. 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.
The real estate development school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Real Estate Development Schools.
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Best Schools for Real Estate Development in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the real estate development degrees they offer, see the list below.
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 large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were about 141 real estate development students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.
Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in real estate development. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 289 real estate development students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in real estate development has to look into Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.
There were about 13 real estate development students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in real estate development has to look into University of Arizona. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 28 real estate development students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.
Auburn is a fairly large public university located in the city of Auburn. This university ranks 2nd out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were about 28 real estate development students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year.
ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tempe. This university ranks 2nd out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were approximately 20 real estate development students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 18th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 13 real estate development students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.
Rankings in Majors Related to Real Estate Development
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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).
The real estate development program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Real Estate Development rankings. 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.
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