2025 Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

an associate degree in real estate is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #123 out of 328 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 69 associate degrees in real estate during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to real estate students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of real estate students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for real estate to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized real estate related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for real estate students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Real Estate Schools

The real estate school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Real Estate in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in real estate.

Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in Real Estate

1

Valencia College
Orlando, FL

10 Annual Graduates

Valencia College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in real estate. Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in real estate from Valencia College

2

American Public University System
Charles Town, WV

47 Annual Graduates

$43,251 Median Starting Salary

American Public University System is a good choice for individuals interested in an associate degree in real estate. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

After graduation, real estate associate recipients generally earn about $43,251 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a associate in real estate from American Public University System

Best Real Estate Colleges by State

Explore the best real estate colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	143	3
Florida	121	6
West Virginia	92	37

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Real Estate Related Rankings by Major

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

Real Estate Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Real Estate	69

Majors Similar to Real Estate

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	9,181
General Business/Commerce	3,563
Accounting	2,095
Business Support & Assistant Services	898
Hospitality Management	406
Marketing	342
Entrepreneurial Studies	90
Management Information Systems	89
General Sales & Marketing	88
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	77

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.