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2025 Best Real Estate Schools in Illinois

1 College in Illinois
53 Real Estate Degrees Awarded
$67,828 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in real estate is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #155 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

There was only one school in Illinois to review for the 2025 Best Real Estate Schools in Illinois ranking.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Real Estate Rankings by Degree Level

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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Real Estate Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Real Estate in Illinois

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the real estate degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Illinois Schools in Real Estate

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$53,515 Median Starting Salary

DePaul University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in real estate. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.

Soon after graduating, real estate degree recipients generally earn an average of $53,515 in the first five years of their career.

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Best Real Estate Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 5
Ohio 314 115
Indiana 294 15
Wisconsin 273 284

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Real Estate is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Real Estate Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Real Estate 53

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 10,946
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 5,311
Accounting 3,292
Finance & Financial Management 2,179
Marketing 2,175
Human Resource Management 1,256
General Business/Commerce 1,138
Management Information Systems 619
Business Support & Assistant Services 454
Entrepreneurial Studies 264

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