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2022 Best Value Colleges for Real Estate (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

16 Ranked Colleges
895 Degrees Awarded
$20,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in real estate. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality real estate programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the real estate program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 16 Best Value Colleges for Real Estate (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 38 ’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Houston Community College is $5,272 for southwest region real estate students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Real Estate at Houston Community College

Out of the 16 schools in the Best Vallue Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. San Jacinto Community College is a large school located in Pasadena, Texas that handed out 140 ’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jacinto College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto Community College is $8,692 for southwest region real estate students whose families make more than $110k.

Full San Jacinto Community College Real Estate Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarrant County College District. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Tarrant County College District is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 ’s real estate degrees to qualified students.

Tarrant County College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,434 for Southwest Region Real Estate students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Tarrant County College District.

Full Tarrant County College District Real Estate Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 67 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region real estate students whose families make more than $110k list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $6,861 for southwest region real estate students whose families make more than $110k.

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#5

El Centro College

Dallas, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend El Centro College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. El Centro College is a large public school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 109 ’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region real estate students whose families make more than $110k list, El Centro College has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for El Centro College is $4,373 for Southwest Region Real Estate students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Real Estate at El Centro College

#6

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. San Antonio College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 25 ’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region real estate students whose families make more than $110k list, San Antonio College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $5,882 for Southwest Region Real Estate students whose families make more than $110k.

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Collin County Community College District landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Collin County Community College District is a large public school situated in McKinney, Texas. It awarded 24 ’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

Collin County Community College District also made our “Best Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #14. The estimated yearly cost for Collin County Community College District is $6,293 for southwest region real estate students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Collin County Community College District Real Estate Report

#8

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas

South Plains College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Vallue Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Levelland, Texas, and it awarded 40 ’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 #15 spot in our “Best Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Plains College is $7,600 for southwest region real estate students whose families make more than $110k.

Full South Plains College Real Estate Report

The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. UTSA is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region real estate students whose families make more than $110k list, UTSA has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UTSA is $13,853 for Southwest Region Real Estate students whose families make more than $110k.

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#10

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas

University of North Texas landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified ’s real estate students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region real estate students whose families make more than $110k list, UNT has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Texas is $15,086 for Southwest Region Real Estate students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of North Texas Real Estate Report

McLennan Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. McLennan Community College is a medium-sized school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 35 ’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC also made our “Best Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #16. The estimated yearly cost for MCC is $6,752 for Southwest Region Real Estate students whose families make more than $110k.

Full McLennan Community College Real Estate Report

#12

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

With a ranking of #12, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 80 ’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #3 spot in our “Best Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,057 for southwest region real estate students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Real Estate at Texas A&M College Station

With a ranking of #13, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UT Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 11 ’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also took the #13 spot in our “Best Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,246 for southwest region real estate students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend The University of Texas at Arlington.

Read full report on Real Estate at The University of Texas at Arlington

#14

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 30 degrees to qualified ’s real estate students in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $36,039 for Southwest Region Real Estate students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Baylor University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Real Estate at Baylor

With a ranking of #15, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 67 ’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $36,222 for Southwest Region Real Estate students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend SMU.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Real Estate at Southern Methodist University

#16

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas

Texas Christian University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #16. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 46 ’s real estate degrees in 2019-2020.

TCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Real Estate Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $36,811 for Southwest Region Real Estate students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Texas Christian University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full TCU Real Estate Report

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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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