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2024 Best Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

15 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
1,531 Real Estate Degrees Awarded
$56,677 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.

College Factual reviewed 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of real estate. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,531 degrees in real estate during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Real Estate School

Best Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of real estate school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for real estate schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Real Estate Degree Level

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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. 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 the Great Lakes Region

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.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Real Estate

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
221 Real Estate Degrees Awarded
2.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in real estate needs to look into University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were roughly 221 real estate students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year. Real Estate degree recipients from University of Wisconsin - Madison receive an earnings boost of about $13,053 over the typical income of real estate majors.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
50 Real Estate Degrees Awarded
34.0% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Ohio State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in real estate. Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 50 real estate students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the real estate program make about $55,093 for their early career.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI
46 Real Estate Degrees Awarded

Marquette University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in real estate. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #130 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.

There were roughly 46 real estate students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
46 Real Estate Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat University of Cincinnati - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in real estate. UC is a very large public university located in the large city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #166 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 46 real estate students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$92,303 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.

There were about 21 real estate students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the real estate degree program at DePaul University get $35,626 more than the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
36.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #205 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.

There were about 19 real estate students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent data year.

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7
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In WI
75.0% Growth in Graduates

WCTC is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Pewaukee. This college ranks 23rd out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 8 real estate students who graduated with this degree at WCTC in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In WI
59 Real Estate Degrees Awarded

MATC is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Milwaukee. This college ranks 28th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 59 real estate students who graduated with this degree at MATC in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$48,783 Median Starting Salary
$17,493 Median Student Debt

UW - Stout is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Menomonie. A Best Colleges rank of #455 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Stout is a great university overall.

There were roughly 7 real estate students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stout in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the real estate program earn an average of $48,783 for their early career.

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10
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OH
225 Real Estate Degrees Awarded

Located in the small city of Elyria, LCCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 55th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 225 real estate students who graduated with this degree at LCCC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Real Estate Colleges by State

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

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Michigan3225
Ohio314115
Illinois30443
Indiana29415
Wisconsin273284

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One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Real Estate has other similar majors worth exploring.

Real Estate Concentrations

MajorAnnual Graduates
Real Estate1,531

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Business Administration & Management49,608
Accounting14,167
Finance & Financial Management9,998
Marketing9,993
General Business/Commerce9,703
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods8,318
Business Support & Assistant Services6,236
Human Resource Management5,033
Entrepreneurial Studies2,003
Management Information Systems1,758

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