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2024 Best Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

15 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
1,340 Real Estate Degrees Awarded
$56,677 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in real estate is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #155 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of real estate. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,340 degrees in real estate during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Real Estate School

Best Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of real estate school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for real estate schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Real Estate Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Real Estate
Bachelor's Degrees in Real Estate
Master's Degrees in Real Estate

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Real Estate in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the real estate degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Real Estate

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
215 Real Estate Degrees Awarded
18.6% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in real estate has to check out University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were roughly 215 real estate students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available. Real Estate degree recipients from University of Wisconsin - Madison earn a boost of about $13,053 above the typical earnings of real estate majors.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
33 Real Estate Degrees Awarded
$55,093 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Ohio State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in real estate. Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 33 real estate students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the real estate program make around $55,093 in their early career salary.

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI
42 Real Estate Degrees Awarded

Marquette University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in real estate. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #130 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.

There were approximately 42 real estate students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent data year.

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4
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
50 Real Estate Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat University of Cincinnati - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in real estate. UC is a very large public university located in the city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #166 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 50 real estate students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
35 Real Estate Degrees Awarded
$92,303 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.

There were roughly 35 real estate students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the real estate program at DePaul University get $35,626 above the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN

Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #205 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.

There were about 12 real estate students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent data year.

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7
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In WI

WCTC is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Pewaukee. This college ranks 23rd out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 2 real estate students who graduated with this degree at WCTC in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In WI

MATC is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Milwaukee. This college ranks 28th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 17 real estate students who graduated with this degree at MATC in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$48,783 Median Starting Salary

UW - Stout is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Menomonie. A Best Colleges rank of #455 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Stout is a great university overall.

There were about 16 real estate students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stout in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the real estate program earn an average of $48,783 in the first couple years of their career.

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10
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OH
147 Real Estate Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Elyria, LCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 55th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 147 real estate students who graduated with this degree at LCCC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in real estate from Lorain County Community College

Best Real Estate Colleges by State

Explore the best real estate colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 5
Ohio 314 115
Illinois 304 43
Indiana 294 15
Wisconsin 273 284

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One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Real Estate has other similar majors worth exploring.

Real Estate Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Real Estate 1,340

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 52,496
Accounting 14,839
Marketing 9,982
Finance & Financial Management 9,758
General Business/Commerce 9,301
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 7,693
Human Resource Management 5,374
Business Support & Assistant Services 5,143
Hospitality Management 2,087
Management Information Systems 1,926

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