The 38 colleges that score highest for Real estate on public federal data: selectivity, graduate earnings, program size, academic strength and graduate depth. It is a starting point for your research, not a judgment of quality.
38 colleges · each name links to its page, with sources · data snapshot October 2, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026
How we rank programs · showing the top 38 of 38 core colleges ranked, those with enough graduates and earnings data · All top-programs lists
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| Rank | College | State | What we measured | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Pennsylvania | PA | Median earnings $172,875 (field-wide) · 35 graduates last year · 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 2 | New York University | NY | Median earnings $130,716 · 70 graduates last year · under 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 3 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | WI | Median earnings $120,483 · 173 graduates last year · 2% of the school's degrees | |
| 4 | University of Southern California | CA | Median earnings $143,977 · 41 graduates last year · under 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 5 | Villanova University | PA | Median earnings $131,911 · 31 graduates last year · 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 6 | University of Maryland-College Park | MD | Median earnings $100,037 (field-wide) · 15 graduates last year · under 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 7 | Texas Christian University | TX | Median earnings $103,547 · 110 graduates last year · 4% of the school's degrees | |
| 8 | University of Miami | FL | Median earnings $95,203 (field-wide) · 34 graduates last year · under 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 9 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | VA | Median earnings $95,576 · 87 graduates last year · 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 10 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | OH | Median earnings $91,213 · 76 graduates last year · under 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 11 | University of Georgia | GA | Median earnings $78,372 · 172 graduates last year · 2% of the school's degrees | |
| 12 | Florida State University | FL | Median earnings $80,900 · 130 graduates last year · 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 13 | Southern Methodist University | TX | Median earnings $119,053 (field-wide) · 32 graduates last year · 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 14 | Syracuse University | NY | Median earnings $90,764 · 43 graduates last year · 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 15 | University of San Diego | CA | Median earnings $78,044 · 135 graduates last year · 9% of the school's degrees | |
| 16 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | SC | Median earnings $84,558 · 66 graduates last year · 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 17 | Marquette University | WI | Median earnings $99,583 · 37 graduates last year · 2% of the school's degrees | |
| 18 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | NY | Median earnings $82,036 (field-wide) · 43 graduates last year · 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 19 | University of Central Florida | FL | Median earnings $72,063 · 44 graduates last year · under 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 20 | Drexel University | PA | Median earnings $97,172 (field-wide) · 18 graduates last year · under 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 21 | University of Denver | CO | Median earnings $87,026 · 34 graduates last year · 2% of the school's degrees | |
| 22 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | OH | Median earnings $75,756 (field-wide) · 41 graduates last year · under 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 23 | College of Charleston | SC | Median earnings $73,923 (field-wide) · 38 graduates last year · 2% of the school's degrees | |
| 24 | DePaul University | IL | Median earnings $85,540 (field-wide) · 13 graduates last year · under 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 25 | University of Northern Iowa | IA | Median earnings $83,592 · 34 graduates last year · 2% of the school's degrees | |
| 26 | University of St Thomas | MN | Median earnings $86,367 (field-wide) · 26 graduates last year · 2% of the school's degrees | |
| 27 | University of North Texas | TX | Median earnings $71,473 · 35 graduates last year · under 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 28 | Florida International University | FL | Median earnings $65,948 (field-wide) · 30 graduates last year · under 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 29 | Georgia State University | GA | Median earnings $62,120 · 38 graduates last year · under 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 30 | University of Mississippi | MS | Median earnings $78,212 (field-wide) · 30 graduates last year · under 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 31 | University of West Georgia | GA | Median earnings $66,083 (field-wide) · 14 graduates last year · under 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 32 | The University of Texas at Arlington | TX | Median earnings $69,760 (field-wide) · 27 graduates last year · under 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 33 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | TX | Median earnings $62,817 · 31 graduates last year · under 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 34 | Temple University | PA | Median earnings $65,650 · 18 graduates last year · under 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 35 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | WI | Median earnings $70,795 (field-wide) · 10 graduates last year · under 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 36 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | NE | Median earnings $68,379 (field-wide) · 22 graduates last year · under 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 37 | Virginia Commonwealth University | VA | Median earnings $60,718 · 18 graduates last year · under 1% of the school's degrees | |
| 38 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | NV | Median earnings $63,677 (field-wide) · 17 graduates last year · under 1% of the school's degrees |
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