2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2019-2020, 5,658 people earned their degree in real estate, making the major the 163rd most popular in the United States. 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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,645 real estate graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 49 colleges that offered 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the real estate program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Real Estate
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s. This medium-sized school is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - Stout also made our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #22. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout is $15,839 for bachelor’s degree real estate students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Seattle College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s. This medium-sized school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend North Seattle is $5,552 for bachelor’s degree real estate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 132 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s real estate students in 2019-2020.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $9,789 for bachelor’s degree real estate students per year to attend Florida State University.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Northern Iowa is a medium-sized school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 38 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNI, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNI is $15,620 for bachelor’s degree real estate students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Saint Cloud State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Saint Cloud State University is $14,267 for Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students.
University of Central Florida landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s real estate degrees to 64 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCF is $10,274 for Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 92%.
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With a ranking of #8, Virginia Tech did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree real estate students list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $21,198 for bachelor’s degree real estate students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of North Texas ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s real estate students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of North Texas is $15,086 for bachelor’s degree real estate students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
University of Georgia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 129 bachelors’s real estate degrees to qualified students.
UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $13,649 for bachelor’s degree real estate students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida International University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Florida International University is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 39 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $7,296 for Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students per year to attend Florida International University.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 38 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UTSA is $13,853 for bachelor’s degree real estate students.
University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UNOMAHA is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,040 for Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students per year to attend UNOMAHA.
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University of West Georgia landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. 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.
The estimated yearly cost for University of West Georgia is $16,124 for Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students.
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With a ranking of #15, Baruch College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Baruch is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s real estate degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $3,562 for Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students per year to attend Baruch.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Central Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. Central Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 7 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Central Michigan is $15,981 for bachelor’s degree real estate students.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s real estate degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,424 for Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students per year to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas.
Clarion University of Pennsylvania landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a small school located in Clarion, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Clarion University of Pennsylvania is $20,011 for Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UC is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 18 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UC is $21,843 for bachelor’s degree real estate students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Ball State University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Ball State is a public institution located in Muncie, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,147 for Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students per year to attend Ball State.
With a ranking of #21, Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s list. San Juan, is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s real estate degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro is $11,810 for bachelor’s degree real estate students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 156 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $17,708 for bachelor’s degree real estate students per year to attend UW - Madison.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Mississippi did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. University of Mississippi is a large school located in University, Mississippi that handed out 35 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Mississippi is $14,016 for bachelor’s degree real estate students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s real estate degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.
UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $20,509 for bachelor’s degree real estate students per year to attend UofSC.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UT Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,246 for bachelor’s degree real estate students per year to attend The University of Texas at Arlington.
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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%.
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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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