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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Real Estate in the Middle Atlantic Region

10 Ranked Colleges
572 Degrees Awarded
$109,508 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Real Estate Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Real Estate Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Real Estate is the 155th most popular major in the country with 7,448 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , real estate graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $60,568 and had an average of $26,934 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 953 real estate graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,477 and $34,108 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 572 real estate graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,038 and $47,245 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Real Estate Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in real estate. That schools that top this list have a program in real estate in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Real Estate Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree real estate students.

Top 10 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Real Estate in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Real Estate Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 170 diplomas to qualified masters’s real estate students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Georgetown University Real Estate Report

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New York University
New York, New York

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Real Estate Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #2 spot on the list. 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 263 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full NYU Real Estate Report

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Fordham University
Bronx, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Real Estate Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 33 masters’s real estate degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Fordham University Real Estate Report

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Real Estate Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 27 masters’s real estate degrees in 2021-2022.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Johns Hopkins University Real Estate Report

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Real Estate Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 35 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Cornell Real Estate Report

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Real Estate Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 37 degrees to qualified masters’s real estate students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Real Estate at UPenn

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

With a ranking of #7, American University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Real Estate Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The American University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Real Estate at The American University

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Drexel University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Real Estate Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 23 degrees to qualified masters’s real estate students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Drexel Real Estate Report

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Baruch College
New York, New York

Baruch College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Real Estate Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Baruch College is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 41 masters’s real estate degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Baruch Real Estate Report

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Temple University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Real Estate Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 masters’s real estate degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Real Estate at Temple University

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