by our College Data Analytics Team
[Real Estate](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/real-estate/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The schools below stand out for the salaries their real estate graduates go on to command.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the early-career earnings of their real estate graduates.
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If you want to know which schools send real estate graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
For graduate earnings in real estate, no school beat University Of Pennsylvania this year. Set in the city of Philadelphia, University Of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution. Early-career real estate graduates from University Of Pennsylvania make a median of around $295,198 per year.
Strong graduate earnings at Villanova University earned it the #2 place for real estate. Villanova University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova. Students who complete the real estate program here go on to a median salary of roughly $124,789.
Students chasing top earnings in real estate will find them at Temple University, which ranked #3. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple University is a public institution. Early-career real estate graduates from Temple University make a median of around $77,707 per year.
This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries real estate graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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