2024 Best Real Estate Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

a master's degree in real estate is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #135 out of 1172 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for real estate students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 13 master's degrees in real estate to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on real estate students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other real estate students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized real estate related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for real estate students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The real estate school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Real Estate Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Real Estate in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in real estate.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Master's in Real Estate

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Iowa State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in real estate. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the small city of Ames.More information about a master’s in real estate from Iowa State University

2

University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

University of Missouri - Kansas City is a great decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in real estate. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in real estate from University of Missouri - Kansas City

Best Real Estate Colleges by State

Explore the best real estate schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	361	5
Minnesota	355	0
Iowa	298	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Real Estate

One of 0 majors within the Real Estate area of study, Real Estate has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Godrej Mamurdi Pune. More about our data sources and methodologies.