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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Real Estate (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
67 Degrees Awarded
$17,586 Avg Student Debt
Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Real Estate is the 163rd most popular major in the country with 5,658 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, real estate graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $59,476 and had an average of $30,114 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 895 real estate graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,767 and $24,618 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 67 real estate graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in real estate. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality real estate programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the real estate program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree real estate students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Real Estate (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified associates’s real estate students in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Community College is $7,595 for southwest region associate degree real estate students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Houston Community College Real Estate Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. San Jacinto College is located in Pasadena, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s real estate degrees to qualified students.

San Jacinto College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Jacinto Community College is $9,788 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Real Estate students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Real Estate at San Jacinto College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Tarrant County College District is a large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 12 associates’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarrant County College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tarrant County College District is $7,048 for southwest region associate degree real estate students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Real Estate at Tarrant County College

#4

El Centro College

Dallas, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend El Centro College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. El Centro College is a large public school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 4 associates’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

El Centro College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,881 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Real Estate students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend El Centro College.

Full El Centro College Real Estate Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #5 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 6 associates’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District also made our “Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $8,877 for southwest region associate degree real estate students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Austin Community College District Real Estate Report

#6

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, San Antonio College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s real estate degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Antonio College is $8,279 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Real Estate students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Real Estate at San Antonio College

#7

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas
#8 in overall quality

South Plains College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Levelland, Texas, and it awarded 4 associates’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

South Plains College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Plains College is $9,476 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Real Estate students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Real Estate at South Plains College

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Collin County Community College District did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in McKinney, Texas, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s real estate students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Collin County Community College District, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,898 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Real Estate students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Collin County Community College District.

Full Collin County Community College District Real Estate Report

#9 in overall quality

McLennan Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. MCC is located in Waco, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s real estate degrees to qualified students.

MCC also made our “Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for McLennan Community College is $8,984 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Real Estate students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full MCC Real Estate Report

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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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