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2025 Best Real Estate Development Schools

7 Colleges in the United States
636 Real Estate Dev Degrees Awarded
$93,596 Avg Early-Career Salary
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in real estate development. It is ranked #291 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of real estate development. Combined, these schools handed out 636 degrees in real estate development to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Real Estate Development School

Best Real Estate Development Schools Your choice of real estate development school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Real Estate Development 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.

Pick Your Real Estate Development Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Real Estate Dev
Master's Degrees in Real Estate Dev

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Real Estate Development Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Real Estate Development in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of real estate dev degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Schools in Real Estate Dev

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
141 Real Estate Dev Degrees Awarded
$86,492 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat University of Southern California if you wish to pursue a degree in real estate development. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were about 141 real estate development students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the real estate dev program make around $86,492 for their early career.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
289 Real Estate Dev Degrees Awarded
96.5% Growth in Graduates

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in real estate development. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 289 real estate development students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available. Real Estate Development degree recipients from Columbia University in the City of New York get an earnings boost of around $8,959 over the average earnings of real estate development graduates.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA

Any student who is interested in real estate development has to check out Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.

There were about 13 real estate development students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AZ
67.9% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in real estate development has to check out University of Arizona. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were roughly 28 real estate development students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.

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Auburn crest
Auburn University
Auburn, AL

Auburn is a very large public university located in the city of Auburn. This university ranks 2nd out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were about 28 real estate development students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the real estate development program at Auburn University get $4,520 above the standard graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$74,032 Median Starting Salary

ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Tempe. This university ranks 2nd out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were roughly 20 real estate development students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, real estate dev degree recipients typically make an average of $74,032 at the beginning of their careers.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY

Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 18th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 13 real estate development students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.

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Real Estate Development by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Real Estate Development is one of 8 different types of Architecture & Related Services programs to choose from.

Real Estate Dev Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Real Estate Development 636

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 7,632
General Architecture 4,814
Urban & Regional Planning 2,193
Landscape Architecture 926
Environmental Design 770
Interior Architecture 765
Architecture (Other) 262
Architectural History 129

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