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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Real Estate (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

10 Ranked Colleges
265 Degrees Awarded
$16,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 823 real estate graduates with average earnings and debt of $86,950 and $56,360 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 265 real estate graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 10 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree real estate students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Real Estate (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s real estate degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UPenn, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Pennsylvania is $3,181 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree real estate students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UPenn Real Estate Report

#2

Baruch College

New York, New York

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Baruch College landed the #2 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s real estate degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

Baruch did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $1,858 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Baruch College.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Read more about Real Estate at Baruch College

#3

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s real estate students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Syracuse, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $17,164 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree real estate students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Syracuse.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read more about Real Estate at Syracuse

#4

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s real estate degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree real estate students whose families make $0-$30k list, GWU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for GWU is $17,614 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree real estate students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Real Estate at George Washington University

#5

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Villanova University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Villanova, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Villanova, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Villanova is $22,517 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Real Estate at Villanova

#6

New York University

New York, New York

New York University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. New York University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $25,937 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend NYU.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Real Estate at NYU

#7

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Temple University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s real estate degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Temple also made our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Temple is $18,315 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree real estate students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on Real Estate at Temple University

#8

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland
#9 in overall quality

University of Baltimore landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Baltimore is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s real estate degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree real estate students whose families make $0-$30k list, UB has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Baltimore is $19,413 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Real Estate students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full UB Real Estate Report

#9

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion, Pennsylvania
#10 in overall quality

Clarion University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a small school located in Clarion, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

Clarion University also made our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Clarion University is $16,235 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree real estate students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Real Estate at Clarion University

#10

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Drexel University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree real estate students whose families make $0-$30k list, Drexel has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $25,234 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree real estate students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Drexel University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Real Estate at Drexel University

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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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