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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Real Estate (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
67 Degrees Awarded
$5,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Real Estate is the 163rd most popular major in the country with 5,658 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, real estate graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $59,476 and had an average of $30,114 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 895 real estate graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,767 and $24,618 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 67 real estate graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Real Estate (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 6 associates’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District also made our “Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $3,134 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Real Estate students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Houston Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Houston Community College is $4,562 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Real Estate students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

El Centro College

Dallas, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend El Centro College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. El Centro College is a large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 4 associates’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at El Centro College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for El Centro College is $3,454 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Real Estate students whose families make $0-$30k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tarrant County College is a large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 12 associates’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarrant County College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,225 for southwest region associate degree real estate students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Tarrant County College District.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s real estate students in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Jacinto College is $8,232 for southwest region associate degree real estate students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Real Estate at San Jacinto Community College

#6

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, San Antonio College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s real estate degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Antonio College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,183 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Real Estate students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend San Antonio College.

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#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Collin County Community College District did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Collin County Community College District is a public institution located in McKinney, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Collin County Community College District also took the #7 spot in our “Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $4,565 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Real Estate students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Collin County Community College District.

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#8

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, South Plains College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Levelland, Texas, and it awarded 4 associates’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Plains College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Plains College is $6,211 for southwest region associate degree real estate students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#9 in overall quality

McLennan Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Waco, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s real estate degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

MCC also made our “Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $5,970 for southwest region associate degree real estate students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend McLennan Community College.

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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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