2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Real Estate in District of Columbia

If you plan on getting your master's degree in real estate, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #102 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the most popular for real estate students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 169 master's degrees in real estate during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for real estate.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Real Estate in District of Columbia

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in real estate.

Most Well Attended Schools for Real Estate Students Working on Their Master's

1

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

157 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Georgetown University if you want to pursue a master's degree in real estate. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in real estate in District of Columbia.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the real estate program make an average of $88,400 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a master’s in real estate from Georgetown University

2

American University
Washington, DC

12 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

American University is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in real estate. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in real estate in District of Columbia. More information about a master’s in real estate from American University

Best Real Estate Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Real Estate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	249	308
Pennsylvania	238	30
Maryland	190	45

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Rankings in Majors Related to Real Estate

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

Majors Similar to Real Estate

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	2,073
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	379
Human Resource Management	192
Accounting	178
Finance & Financial Management	151
International Business	38
Hospitality Management	38
Marketing	22
Management Information Systems	21
Taxation	18

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Godrej Mamurdi Pune. More about our data sources and methodologies.