2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Real Estate
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 5,658 people earned their degree in real estate, making the major the 211th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,645 real estate graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 49 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in real estate. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality real estate programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the real estate program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree real estate students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Real Estate
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s real estate students in 2019-2020.
UW - Stout did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $15,839 for bachelor’s degree real estate students per year to attend UW - Stout.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Real Estate at University of Wisconsin - Stout
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Seattle College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s. North Seattle is a medium-sized public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 4 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $5,552 for bachelor’s degree real estate students per year to attend North Seattle.
Out of the 49 schools in the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 132 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $9,789 for Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students per year to attend Florida State University.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 49 schools in the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s real estate students in 2019-2020.
UNI also took the #21 spot in our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Northern Iowa is $15,620 for Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Saint Cloud State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 13 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,267 for Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students per year to attend Saint Cloud State University.
University of Central Florida came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Central Florida is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UCF also took the #25 spot in our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $10,274 for bachelor’s degree real estate students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Virginia Tech landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,198 for bachelor’s degree real estate students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
University of North Texas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,086 for Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students per year to attend University of North Texas.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Georgia ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 129 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $13,649 for bachelor’s degree real estate students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Florida International University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 39 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Florida International University is $7,296 for Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. UTSA is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 38 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at San Antonio is $13,853 for bachelor’s degree real estate students.
University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UNOMAHA is $14,040 for bachelor’s degree real estate students.
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University of West Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. University of West Georgia is located in Carrollton, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s real estate degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $16,124 for bachelor’s degree real estate students per year to attend University of West Georgia.
Baruch College landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 44 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s real estate students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $3,562 for bachelor’s degree real estate students per year to attend Baruch.
The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Central Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s real estate students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Central Michigan is $15,981 for Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students.
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With a ranking of #17, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s real estate degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,424 for Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students per year to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas.
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Clarion University of Pennsylvania came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Clarion, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s real estate students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Clarion University is $20,011 for bachelor’s degree real estate students.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s real estate degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for UC is $21,843 for bachelor’s degree real estate students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #20, Ball State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Ball State is $15,147 for bachelor’s degree real estate students.
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Juan, . The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro is $11,810 for bachelor’s degree real estate students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 156 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - Madison also took the #3 spot in our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,708 for bachelor’s degree real estate students per year to attend UW - Madison.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Mississippi did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. Ole Miss is a large public school situated in University, Mississippi. It awarded 35 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Mississippi is $14,016 for bachelor’s degree real estate students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 35 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.
UofSC also made our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #19. The yearly cost to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia is $20,509 for bachelor’s degree real estate students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Read full report on Real Estate at University of South Carolina - Columbia
The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 6 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Arlington is $14,246 for Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students.
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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Footnotes
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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