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2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

13 Ranked Colleges
600 Degrees Awarded
$18,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Southeast region, there were 983 real estate graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,575 and $27,239 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 600 real estate graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in real estate. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great real estate programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 13 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Real Estate in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Florida State University is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 132 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida State is $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Real Estate at Florida State University

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 129 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Real Estate at University of Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree real estate students with aid list, UCF has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree real estate students with aid per year to attend UCF.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Real Estate at University of Central Florida

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida International University is $7,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Real Estate at Florida International University

#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #5 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 87 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Real Estate at Virginia Tech

#6

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

University of Mississippi landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,016 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students with aid per year to attend Ole Miss.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Real Estate at Ole Miss

#7

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s real estate students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree real estate students with aid list, UofSC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $20,509 for southeast region bachelor’s degree real estate students with aid per year to attend UofSC.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Real Estate at University of South Carolina - Columbia

#8

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, Georgia
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of West Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of West Georgia is located in Carrollton, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s real estate degrees to qualified students.

University of West Georgia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of West Georgia is $16,124 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students with aid.

Read more about Real Estate at University of West Georgia

#9

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia State, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia State is $13,953 for southeast region bachelor’s degree real estate students with aid.

Read full report on Real Estate at Georgia State

#10

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina
#7 in overall quality

College of Charleston landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s real estate students in 2019-2020.

C of C did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend C of C is $19,000 for southeast region bachelor’s degree real estate students with aid.

Read full report on Real Estate at C of C

#11

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

With a ranking of #11, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s real estate degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

VCU also took the #9 spot in our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for VCU is $22,021 for southeast region bachelor’s degree real estate students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Real Estate at Virginia Commonwealth University

#12

Stetson University

DeLand, Florida
#13 in overall quality

Stetson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #12. Stetson is located in DeLand, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s real estate degrees to qualified students.

Stetson also took the #13 spot in our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Stetson University is $23,568 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Real Estate at Stetson University

#13

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#4 in overall quality

University of Miami did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s real estate degrees to qualified students.

U Miami also made our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $46,949 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students with aid per year to attend University of Miami.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full University of Miami 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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