Real Estate is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #200 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Real Estate Schools in Virginia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 119 degrees in real estate to qualified students.
Your choice of real estate school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Real Estate School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Real Estate Schools in Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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The schools below may not offer all types of real estate degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Virginia Tech is a great option for students interested in a degree in real estate. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were approximately 87 real estate students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year.
Virginia Commonwealth University is a great option for students interested in a degree in real estate. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 20 real estate students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in real estate needs to look into George Mason University. GMU is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Fairfax. This university ranks 5th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 11 real estate students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year.
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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).