Graduate real estate education in the United States


Graduate real estate education is the study of real estate development at the graduate school level. It has taken many forms, giving rise to various educational models in different countries.
The decision for individuals pursuing higher education in this field often comes down to choosing between a traditional degree with a focus on real estate finance or an interdisciplinary, comprehensive degree focused wholly on real estate studies.
While there are many real estate programs available to students around the country, there are only a handful of real estate development graduate programs that tackle the broader educational task of engaging the full range of real estate development -- from property acquisition to planning and permitting, law and finance, design and construction, and culminating in marketing, commercial leasing, property, portfolio and asset management.

History

Historically, graduate level coursework in real estate was limited to a major or minor in business, or training in architecture and urban planning schools. While Business school programs might emphasize the business side of real estate, MBA students typically lack adequate understanding of real estate principles and processes. Over the last several decades, the real estate industry has matured to one with great complexity and an increasingly institutional ownership structure. The increased complexity of the industry created a demand for practitioners who possessed a comprehensive knowledge of real estate beyond that of traditional MBA generalists. One and two-year graduate level real estate degree programs originated with the founding of the New York University Real Estate Institute in and in 1983 with the formation of the MIT Center for Real Estate. Soon after, other schools followed with Harvard University Texas A&M University, Columbia University, the University of Southern California, Johns Hopkins University, and Cornell University all forming professional graduate programs focused solely on real estate education.
According to the Urban Land Institute, during the mid-1990s strong academic interest in real estate "was never greater, whether for repositioning products, redeveloping inner cities, or developing more affordable housing. Students seemed to be acting on the notion that it's a temporary downturn and graduate school is a good place for the moment." As enrollment grew, real estate programs responded by adding more course offerings to satisfy the demand.
In the early 2000s, prior to the Great Recession, the industry again acknowledged increasing need for graduates with superior qualifications — providing the research-based expertise necessary to solve complex problems in contemporary real estate development. The real estate graduate programs were in response to overwhelming support by alumni from the fields of real estate, construction and development to bring a specialized academic offering and from a many of universities provided limited number of non-MBA degree programs.
The late 2000s saw significant expansion of real estate programs to second-tier universities such as George Mason University, as well as additional coursework added by MBA programs that commonly did not have an emphasis on real estate. To deal with the complexity of the field and its far-reaching effects, today's industry professionals require advanced training to prepare them to operate in increasingly technical and interrelated areas.
As education needs have changed, business schools such as the University of Wisconsin, University of Pennsylvania, and University of California, Berkeley continue to cater to students interested in the flexibility of an MBA. Wharton's real estate program, for example, takes advantage of being housed in one of the top business schools in the United States and having some of the top real estate professionals in the world as advisers.
In Canada, many MBA programs, including those at the University of Toronto and University of Alberta have also began to offer increased real estate program offerings and specialization. At the Schulich School of Business at York University, what was formerly an MBA specialisation in real estate has evolved in to its own distinct program, the Master of Real Estate and Infrastructure, which houses various research institutes including the Brookfield Centre for Real Estate and Infrastructure. The academic offering in Canada reflect the trends in the United States.
In the United Kingdom, many real estate programs are folded into MBA programs or more commonly specialized masters such as the University of Reading Master of Science in Real Estate.

List of United States graduate real estate programs

The graduate real estate programs in the United States are typically held in either a traditional business school or offered as an interdisciplinary within an architecture school. The table reflects the current information published for programs offered in the United States. Abbreviations are not used as the terminations varies. Prospective students interested in studies should carefully examine the course requirements for each program as degree credits, class offerings, concentrations as well as the faculty tenure or qualifications vary from each school.
UniversityProgram SchoolDegree grantedSinceLocationCreditsOnline Option? Full-Time/Part-Time
American UniversityBusinessMaster of Science in Real EstateWashington, D.C.30Flexible
Arizona State UniversityInterdisciplinaryMaster of Real Estate Development2006Tempe, AZ33Full-Time
Auburn UniversityInterdisciplinaryMaster of Real Estate Development2009Auburn, AL39YPart-Time
Baruch CollegeBusinessMaster of Science in Real EstateNew York, NY30Flexible
Clemson UniversityInterdisciplinaryMaster of Real Estate Development2004Greenville, SC56Full-Time
Columbia UniversityArchitectureMaster of Science in Real Estate Development1985New York City, NY45Full-Time
Cornell UniversityArchitectureMaster of Professional Studies in Real Estate1996Ithaca, NY62Full-Time
DePaul UniversityBusinessMaster of Science in Real EstateChicago, IL36
Florida International UniversityBusinessMaster of Science in International Real Estate2006Miami, FL30Part-Time
Fordham UniversityBusinessMaster of Science in Real Estate2018New York City, NY36Flexible
Georgetown UniversityContinuing EducationMaster of Professional Studies in Real Estate2010Washington, D.C.30YPart-Time
Georgia Institute of TechnologyInterdisciplinaryMaster of Real Estate Development2017Atlanta, GA30Part-Time, Full-Time
Georgia State UniversityBusinessMaster of Science in Real EstateAtlanta, GA30Part-Time
George Mason UniversityBusinessMaster of Science in Real Estate2010Arlington, VA36Part-Time
Harvard UniversityArchitectureMaster of Design Studies 1983Cambridge, MA48Full-Time
Johns Hopkins UniversityBusinessMaster of Science in Real Estate and Infrastructure1989Baltimore, MD36Flexible
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyArchitectureMaster of Science in Real Estate Development1983Cambridge, MA27Full-Time
New York UniversityBusinessMaster of Science in Real Estate1967New York City, NY42YFlexible
New York UniversityBusinessMaster of Science in Real Estate Development2010New York City, NY42YFlexible
Nova Southeastern UniversityBusinessMaster of Science in Real Estate Development2009Fort Lauderdale, FL36Part-Time, Full-time
Penn State UniversityBusinessMaster of Science in Real Estate Analysis & Development2019State College, PA
Pepperdine UniversityBusinessMaster of Science in Real Estate2017Malibu, CA34Full-Time
Portland State UniversityInterdisciplinaryMaster of Real Estate Development2012Portland, OR55Flexible
Roosevelt UniversityBusinessMaster's in Real Estate2002Chicago, IL31
Texas A&M UniversityBusinessMasters of Real Estate1985College Station, TX38Full-Time
Texas A&M UniversityArchitectureMaster of Land and Property Development1984College Station, TX36Full-Time
Thomas Jefferson UniversityBusinessMaster of Science in Real Estate Development2017Philadelphia, PA37Flexible
Tulane UniversityArchitectureMaster of Sustainable Real Estate Development2010New Orleans, LA43Full-Time
University of ArizonaArchitectureMaster of Real Estate Development2013Tucson, AZ36YPart-Time
University at BuffaloInterdisciplinaryMaster of Science in Real Estate Development2015Buffalo, NY48Flexible
University of Central FloridaBusinessMaster in Real Estate2011Orlando, FL30Part-Time
University of California, BerkeleyArchitectureMaster of Real Estate Development + Design2017Berkeley, CATBDFull-Time
University of Colorado BoulderBusinessMaster of Science in Real EstateBoulder, CO36Full-time
University of DenverBusinessMasters in Real Estate & the Built Environment1947Denver, CO48YFlexible
University of FloridaBusinessMaster of Science in Real EstateGainesville, FL34Full-Time
University of Illinois at ChicagoBusinessMaster of Arts in Real EstateChicago, IL35Part-Time
University of IndianapolisContinuing EducationMaster of Professional Studies in Real Estate Development2016Indianapolis, IN30Part-Time
University of MarylandArchitectureMaster of Real Estate Development2006College Park, MD33Flexible
University of MiamiArchitectureMaster of Real Estate Development and Urbanism2009Coral Gables, FL36Flexible
University of Missouri Kansas CityBusinessMaster of Science in Entrepreneurial Real Estate2012Kansas City, MO36Flexible
UNC CharlotteBusinessMaster of Science in Real Estate2012Charlotte, NC32Flexible
University of Saint ThomasBusinessMasters in Real EstateSt. Paul, MN36Flexible
University of San DiegoBusinessMaster of Science in Real Estate2003San Diego, CA32Flexible
University of Southern CaliforniaArchitectureMaster of Real Estate Development1986Los Angeles, CA44Flexible
University of Texas at ArlingtonBusinessMaster of Science in Real Estate1986Arlington, TX36Part-Time
University of UtahArchitectureMaster of Real Estate Development2010Salt Lake City, UT42Flexible
University of WashingtonArchitectureMaster of Science in Real Estate2010Seattle, WA60Full-Time
University of Wisconsin, MadisonBusinessMaster of Science in Real Estate2018Madison, WI
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityBusinessMaster of Real Estate Valuation2003Richmond, VA28Part-Time
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityBusinessMaster of Science in Business, Real Estate2018Richmond, VA30Part-Time

List of graduate real estate programs outside the United States

A number of universities around the world offer graduate degrees in real estate and related subjects. See the list in Graduate real estate programs outside the United States. The University of Wisconsin, Madison offers a Global Real Estate program specifically tailored for international studies from international business programs.

Graduate-level education rankings in the US

Rankings for graduate level education are not specifically formal as other professional disciplines. MBA programs with concentrations in real estate may be ranked according to organizations such as U.S. News & World Report or Business Week, but are not relative to the depth of the real estate industry studied in an MBA concentration compared with a specialized master's degree in real estate or real estate development. Real estate education has increased in recent years to fill the demand for well-educated practitioners in the industry. However, there has been a great deal of debate on what elements should be an essential part of a graduate program in order to help students succeed in the industry. Rankings have been conducted by editorial board representation of faculty members at university real estate departments, however, these results prove to be ineffective in judging the program as a whole. Many graduate programs utilize adjunct professors or guest speakers from the industry, which do not sit on editorial boards of scholarly real estate journals.
Currently there are no rankings of graduate degree programs in real estate development. The best method to evaluate the various degree programs is through due diligence by individual applicants, including a review of each program's curriculum and how it applies to the students academic and career goals. While there are no formal rankings for graduate real estate education, and programs are subject to greater locational impact factors than are MBA programs.

ULI Hines Student Competition

A separate metric to evaluate the success of graduate real estate programs is the review of past winners in the Urban Land Institute Gerald D. Hines Student Competition. The Urban Land Institute is a non-profit research and education organization with membership by real estate developers, urban planners, architects and allied professionals. Each year graduate-level students form their own multidisciplinary teams and have two weeks to devise a comprehensive design and development program for a real, large-scale site full of challenges and opportunities. Submissions will consist of boards that include drawings, site plans, tables, and a myriad of market-feasible financial data.
Multidisciplinary teams are not limited to including students from real estate development graduate programs. Students may also come from Master of Landscape Architecture, Master of Architecture, Master of Urban Planning, Master of Urban Design or MBA.
YearWinnerFinalistFinalistFinalist
2003HarvardUSCMIT-
2004Arizona StateHarvardMIT-
2005ColoradoColumbiaHarvard-
2006HarvardColumbiaUC Berkeley-
2007UC BerkeleyHarvardIllinois-
2008PennMichiganTexas-
2009MITColumbiaKansas State-
2010UNC Chapel HillHarvardMaryland-
2011MichiganMichiganOklahomaMaryland
2012Harvard-ColoradoUC BerkeleyColumbiaMichigan
2013UMKC-KSU-KansasHarvardYaleBSU-Purdue
2014MarylandGeorgia TechHarvardTexas
2015MarylandHarvardHarvardWisconsin
2016HarvardGeorgia TechUniversity of Miami
2017TexasMarylandCarnegie Mellon-
2018Cornell UniversityGeorgia TechMaryland
2019MITUniversity of CincinnatiTexas
2020ColumbiaUniversity of CincinnatiCornellMIT

ARGUS Software University Challenge

An additional measure of the reputations of graduate real estate programs is the ARGUS Software University Challenge, which has been held in 2009, 2011 and every year thereafter. In the challenge, participating teams from universities around the world are required to simulate a comprehensive real-life development analysis of a fictitious commercial real estate project by modeling the provided assumptions specifically using ARGUS software. Team submissions are judged by a panel of industry and academic professionals. The winning teams receive cash prizes.
YearWinnerSecond-PlaceThird-PlaceHonorable Mention
2009University of San DiegoArizona State University and Baruch CollegeUniversity of Colorado and University of North Carolina-
2011University of San DiegoEmory UniversityUniversity of North Carolina-
2012York UniversityUniversity of San DiegoNew York University-
2013York UniversityUniversity of San DiegoFlorida International University-
2014University of San DiegoUniversity of PennsylvaniaYork University-
2015University of San DiegoUniversity of New BrunswickFlorida International UniversityUniversity of Edinburgh
2016University of San DiegoMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyLouisiana State UniversityFlorida International University
2017University of San DiegoCornell UniversityLouisiana State UniversityUniversity of California, Los Angeles
2018Cornell UniversityUniversity of San DiegoUniversity of ChicagoAuburn University

Kellogg Real Estate Venture Competition

The Kellogg Real Estate Conference and Venture Competition is hosted by the Guthrie Center for Real Estate Research and the Kellogg Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative. The Conference will provide industry and research updates and relevant market information. The Venture Competition showcases MBA students, who have the opportunity to pitch to a high-profile panel of judges. The winning team not only receives $100,000 in cash and prizes, but also the opportunity to secure as much as $10,000,000 in equity funding. The primary purpose of the competition is to encourage entrepreneurial real estate ventures. The event also serves as an opportunity to promote top student talent before prominent industry professionals.
YearWinnerPrize Money
2014INSEAD$25,000
2015University of Chicago$25,000
2016Northwestern University$25,000
2017Northwestern University$25,000

National Real Estate Challenge

The National Real Estate Challenge, a 20 team invitation-only real estate case competition hosted annually by the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, is yet another metric to compare graduate real estate programs. The competition tests teams from universities across the United States on issues regarding real estate finance and private equity. The event is sponsored by firms such as JP Morgan, EQ Office, and Hines Interests Limited Partnership. The 19 universities that competed in 2014 included: Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon, Chicago, Columbia, Cornell, Georgetown, Michigan, MIT, Northwestern, NYU, Rice, UCLA, UNC-Chapel Hill, USC, UT, Vanderbilt, Wharton, Wisconsin and Yale.
YearWinnerSecond-PlaceThird-PlaceFourth-Place
2011University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of Michigan
2012Columbia UniversityUniversity of Pennsylvania, Wharton SchoolUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillThe University of Texas at Austin
2013University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Pennsylvania, Wharton SchoolUniversity of TexasCornell University
2014Columbia UniversityUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCornell UniversityUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2015University of Texas - AustinCornell UniversityUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of Wisconsin
2016University of Texas - AustinNorthwestern UniversityColumbia UniversityUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2017Columbia UniversityNorthwestern UniversityUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of Chicago

The CASE at MIT

Arguably the most prestigious competition to gauge the quality of graduate real estate programs in the world, the CASE is an annual real estate competition that provides current graduate student teams from the world's top universities an opportunity to compete against one another, showcase their knowledge, and learn from each other through the analysis of a complex real world development site. The CASE is organized and hosted by the Alumni Association of the MIT Center for Real Estate.
Unlike other master's degree competitions, The CASE focuses on real estate acquisition, development programming and financial underwriting at the asset level. The competition mimics the professional circumstances and assignments that students interested in real estate finance, acquisitions and development are likely to encounter after graduation. Past finalists included: Harvard, Georgetown, Columbia, Yale, NYU, MIT, Cornell, Wharton at UPenn, London Business School, Cambridge and Hong Kong Institute of Technology.
YearWinnerSecond-PlaceThird-Place
2011Cornell UniversityMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyColumbia University
2012York UniversityColumbia UniversityDartmouth College
2013Cornell UniversityMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyGeorgetown University
2014Georgetown UniversityColumbia UniversityHarvard University
2015Cornell UniversityMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyNew York University
2016Georgetown UniversityUCLACornell University
2017VillanovaMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCornell University

Undergraduate real estate education

As with many MBA programs, undergraduate real estate education is commonly offered as a concentration, or focused area of study. Very few universities with varying academic reputation offer a bachelor's degree with a concentration in real estate. An undergraduate degree in real estate is not a prerequisite for admission to a graduate real estate development program. Students from diverse backgrounds in geography, urban planning, business, economics, liberal arts, architecture or seeking a career change are encouraged to apply.

Graduate real estate programs

There are twenty-one multi-disciplinary real estate programs which focus on the academic study of real estate primarily, the Master of Real Estate Development, while the majority of the other programs typically housed as part of a business school offer a more focused degree on finance and investment. Graduate real estate programs may award any number of degrees, however, the key is to review each degree curricula independent of their respective naming conventions, as there are broad differences in their content and foci that may not necessarily be reflected in the degree's name.
Two examples of graduate real estate degree naming conventions include:

Master in Real Estate Development (MRED or MSRED)

The Master of Real Estate Development degree largely focuses on specific areas within real estate rather than taking a more generalist approach. Areas of concentration may include: real estate development, finance and investment, planning and policy, infrastructure and construction, market analysis, and real estate law. Students are generally exposed to the full range of functions and most real estate product types. MRED programs typically teach the subject matter through case studies and field experiences and by way of traditional class lectures. Whether in the context of urban redevelopment, historic preservation, or suburban growth, MRED students learn from both the investor's and developer's perspective, the importance of relevant issues in law, economics, finance, market analysis, negotiation, lease analysis, architecture, planning, and management. Many focus on the entire spectrum of the real estate development process-from dirt-to-deal, finance to façade-and include industry topics presented by leading local and national developers, financiers, and other players in the market. Included in this is the analysis of existing real estate assets and partnership structures.

Master of Science in Real Estate (MSRE)

The Master of Science in Real Estate degree often combines learning comprehensive business management skills with the understanding of how real estate markets work. Graduate programs that award a Master of Science in Real Estate degree are sometimes the expansion of real estate courses in a Business school into a degree of increased specialty or they are organically formed real estate centers within a larger college. Students who complete Master of Science in Real Estate degrees oftentimes go on to careers as real estate "project managers, asset management advisors, analysts, planners, and others." Most Master of Science in Real Estate degrees are completed in one year though two year options with the opportunity to complete a summer internship between the first and second year are available The Master of Professional Studies in Real Estate is also similarly found here, as it is simply a naming convention at Georgetown University and Cornell University.

Coursework

The course work in real estate programs varies among universities. Many programs utilize HBS-style case studies of complex real estate scenarios to heighten the student's knowledge and strategic decision-making skills. Program lengths range from 30 to 72 credit hours. Programs that have more than 33 hours will sometimes allow its students to add a concentration. A required core curriculum is typical with the core curriculum's size and makeup being largely dependent on the length and focus of the program.
Example core curriculum:
In addition to the core curriculum, most two-year programs and some one-year programs offer students the opportunity to pursue a concentration, a focus on a specialized area of interest within the real estate industry. Concentrations differ between programs and universities.
Example areas of concentration:
Some programs, such as the MS in Real Estate Development at George Mason University, offer students the opportunity to combine elective coursework from several disciplines including business management, public policy and civil engineering.

Design education related to real estate development

The practice of real estate development requires practitioners to work with selecting building types and designs, determining appropriate dimensions, programming internal spaces, shaping the site, and appropriately fitting the project to surrounding contexts. Some programs, including Harvard University's Master of Design and Columbia University's MSRED include design education in the study of real estate development. A new program established at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, in 2015 emphasizes a capstone studio-workshop in which a multidisciplinary group of students under faculty supervision engage an actual real estate development problem for organizations acting as clients.

Executive programs in real estate

Executive degree programs in real estate offer practicing professionals the opportunity to learn while they are working. These programs are distinguished from distance programs through their uniquely blended model of residency classroom experience, distance education modules, and executive field study courses. Classes meet at the beginning of every semester, usually from five to seven days, and then complete the coursework through synchronous webinars, asynchronous discussion boards, and video lectures. Executive education in real estate is taught at numerous accredited institutions such as Auburn University.

Nationally recognized research centers

Real estate programs and alumni donors sponsor research by real estate faculty in numerous areas of real estate including the economics of property markets, the impacts of regulation, and the sources of equity and debt financing. Additional research, in the form of faculty-supervised student thesis work, contributes to a growing inventory of new information. The research program is essential to promoting new knowledge, advancing teaching techniques, and bridging the gap between theory and practice. Not all graduate real estate programs conduct research.
NameUniversity
Center for Urban Real Estate Columbia University
Guthrie Center for Real Estate ResearchNorthwestern University
Real Estate Academic InitiativeHarvard University
MIT Center for Real EstateMIT
Fisher Center for Real Estate & Urban EconomicsUniversity of California, Berkeley
The Center for Real Estate and Finance Cornell University
Center for Real Estate EntrepreneurshipGeorge Mason University
The Richard H. Pennell Center for Real EstateClemson University
NYU Schack Center for Sustainable Built Environment, NYU Schack REIT Center NYU Stern Center for Real Estate Finance ResearchNew York University
The Graaskamp Center for Real EstateUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
Lusk Center for Real EstateUniversity of Southern California
Burnham-Moores Center for Real EstateUniversity of San Diego
Colvin Institute of Real Estate DevelopmentUniversity of Maryland
Runstad Center for Real Estate StudiesUniversity of Washington
The Center for Real Estate Education and ResearchFlorida State University
Terry W. Stiles School of Real Estate DevelopmentNova Southeastern University
Bergstrom Center for Real Estate StudiesUniversity of Florida

Related graduate program offerings

Professionals in real estate often hold degrees in related fields such as city planning, construction management, accounting, property management, architecture or law. One of the most common programs continues to be a Master of City Planning, regional planning, or urban planning degree with a real estate emphasis. Planning programs tend to emphasize land use planning, transportation or infrastructure development, land use law and policy and other planning topics; students who take a concentration in real estate development will learn how it relates to planning.

MBA with Real Estate Concentration

Business degrees with real estate concentrations generally provide students with the opportunity to pursue a general management degree, but to specialize in real estate development or some segment of the real estate industry through a sequence or group of electives. For a long time, those wishing to study real estate had to content themselves with primarily pursuing a Master of Business Administration degree, perhaps with the option of concentration in real estate, and usually with a focus in finance. These MBA programs typically only include one or two courses focused in real estate. Many MBA programs do not specialize in real estate.
For those weighing an MBA versus graduate real estate education, there are some issues to consider:
MBAGraduate Real Estate
Timeframe2 years full-time1 or 2 years; part or full-time
Curriculum1st year - Business Basics; 2nd year - Specialization largely focused on finance-related areasReal estate focus and specialization throughout
SpecializationReal Estate in MBA programs is very rare. Specialization tends to be finance focusedBroad-based real estate education in design, management, law, development, economics and significant focus on finance, e.g., real estate finance, capital markets
Program sizeTypically, the programs are large with real estate students representing a relatively small percentageSmall groups, with commonly 25 to 50 students
Industry CommitmentStudents pursuing an MBA may not be committed to a real estate career; therefore they are seeking a broader baseAll students are committed to the real estate industry and many have real-estate related experience prior to coming to the program. An important part of the programs are the learning between students.
Career opportunitiesVaried but with a heavy concentration in finance-related areas of the real estate industrySignificant representation in project management, development, finance-related areas, acquisitions, entrepreneurship and government
ThesisGenerally, not requiredTypically required, usually as a professional publication or a real-life capstone competition
Alumni networkUsually extensive, but predominantly outside of the real estate industryAlumni are involved in all facets of the industry and located throughout the world
RecruitmentLimited recruitment by real estate companiesMany students seeking employment find opportunities through peers, professors or on-site recruitment

MBA real estate concentration offerings

A limited number of MBA programs offer courses in real estate as part of the typical study in business.
UniversityLocation
Columbia UniversityNew York, NY
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY
Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL
George Washington UniversityWashington, D.C.
Georgetown UniversityWashington, D.C.
University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, CA
University of California, IrvineIrvine, CA
Hofstra UniversityHempstead, NY
Johns HopkinsBaltimore, MD
Longwood UniversityFarmville, VA
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL
Pacific States UniversityLos Angeles, CA
Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL
University of GeorgiaAthens, GA
University of Missouri Kansas CityKansas City, MO
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX
University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX
University of WisconsinMadison, WI

Certificate programs

offers a Real Estate Investment Course as an elective.

Career opportunities

A sample of careers include large public real estate companies; small private entrepreneurial organizations; regional investors; companies that specialize in a single product ; non-profits involved in areas such as affordable housing; corporations that own real estate; companies that finance real estate; and companies that provide services such as design and architecture firms, brokerage companies, investment banks, REITs, and various consultancies. Careers in the public sector at the city, county, state, federal or military level offer interesting and rewarding career opportunities related to real estate. The skill sets are also transferable to other industries and sectors of the economy.

Graduate real estate programs outside the US