by our College Data Analytics Team
[Real Estate](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/real-estate/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The highest-paying schools turn a real estate degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
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.
Leading the list is Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University, our #1 for real estate graduate salaries in Virginia. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a public institution. Early-career real estate graduates from Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University make a median of around $68,078 per year.
A rank of #2 makes George Mason University one of the highest-paying schools for real estate. George Mason University is a public school located in the suburb of Fairfax. After graduating, real estate degree recipients from George Mason University typically earn about $124,633 annually.
Virginia Commonwealth University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in real estate, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the city of Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University is a public institution. Students who complete the real estate program here go on to a median salary of roughly $47,681.
This ranking is produced 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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