2026 Best Value Real Estate Schools in Georgia

[Real Estate](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/real-estate/real-estate/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value real estate schools.
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2026 Best Value Real Estate Schools in Georgia
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the real estate degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Real Estate Schools
University Of Georgia earned the #1 spot for value among real estate schools in Georgia. Located in the city of Athens, University Of Georgia is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $11,450 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $31,688. Real Estate graduates carry a median of $24,027 in student loans. Early-career real estate graduates make about $55,655. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 38% of applicants are accepted.
A rank of #2 makes Georgia State University one of the best values for real estate. Georgia State University is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $8,664, with out-of-state students paying around $24,840. Students borrow a median of $29,789 to complete the real estate program here. Soon after graduation, real estate degree recipients from Georgia State University generally make around $44,015. That is a strong return on a $29,789 median debt. Roughly 55% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.