2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Real Estate in New York (With Aid)

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In 2019-2020, 5,658 people earned their degree in real estate, making the major the 163rd most popular in the United States. 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 New York, there were 452 real estate graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,800 and $83,001 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 312 real estate graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in real estate. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great real estate programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Real Estate in New York (With Aid)

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#2 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$106,421 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s real estate degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Real Estate at Cornell

#2

New York University

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$109,206 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #2 spot on the list. NYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 253 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892.

Read full report on Real Estate at NYU

#3

Fordham University

Bronx, New York

#3 in overall quality

$23,846 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Real Estate Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Fordham University landed the #3 spot on the list. Fordham University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Fordham U also made our “Best Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fordham University are $23,846.

Read more about Real Estate at Fordham U

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Real Estate (With Aid)

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.

Credits

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