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2023 Most Well Attended Real Estate Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s

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Most Well Attended Real Estate Major in the Great Lakes Region 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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Real Estate Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Real Estate is the 155th most popular major in the country with 6,547 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, real estate graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $60,568 and had an average of $21,484 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,340 real estate graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,677 and $19,282 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 354 real estate graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Real Estate Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in real estate. To top this list, a school must have a successful real estate program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Real Estate Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Real Estate Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s”.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Real Estate Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 182 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Real Estate at UW - Madison

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Real Estate Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 43 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Real Estate Report

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marquette University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Real Estate Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 42 degrees to qualified bachelors’s real estate students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Real Estate at Marquette University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Real Estate Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Ohio State is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 33 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Ohio State Real Estate Report

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DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Real Estate Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s real estate degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.

Read more about Real Estate at DePaul University

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University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Real Estate Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Wisconsin - Stout is a medium-sized public school situated in Menomonie, Wisconsin. It awarded 16 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Wisconsin - Stout Real Estate Report

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

Ball State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Real Estate Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Ball State University is located in Muncie, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s real estate degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad 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 Ball State

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Central Michigan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Real Estate Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s real estate degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Real Estate at Central Michigan University

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Roosevelt University
Chicago, Illinois

Roosevelt University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Real Estate Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Roosevelt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Roosevelt University Real Estate Report

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University of Akron Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Real Estate Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s real estate students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Real Estate at University of Akron Main Campus

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