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2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

4 Ranked Colleges
84 Degrees Awarded
$18,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,658 people earned their degree in real estate, making the major the 211th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 87 real estate graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 84 real estate graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in real estate. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent real estate programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the real estate program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 “Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region”.

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Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Real Estate in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Northern Iowa is a medium-sized school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 38 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNI is $15,620 for plains states region bachelor’s degree real estate students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Northern Iowa Real Estate Report

#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s real estate students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Cloud State University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend St. Cloud State University is $14,267 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students.

Full St. Cloud State University Real Estate Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 19 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNOMAHA is $14,040 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students.

Read more about Real Estate at University of Nebraska at Omaha

#4

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #4 spot on the list. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 14 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

UST MN also took the #1 spot in our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota is $29,155 for plains states region bachelor’s degree real estate students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, 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 87%.

Full University of St Thomas Minnesota Real Estate Report

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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