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2023 Best Real Estate Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Real Estate Basic Certificate School for You

Today's business students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this Best Real Estate Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for business students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Real Estate Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for real estate majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Real Estate

Our analysis found Sinclair Community College to be the best school for real estate students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lorain County Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Elyria, LCCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lakeland Community College is a great place for real estate students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Kirtland, Lakeland is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Clark State Community College

Springfield, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clark State Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Real Estate Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Clark State Community College is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Real Estate Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Hillsboro, Southern State Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate real estate programs. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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With a ranking of #7, Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for real estate students working on their basic certificate. MATC is a large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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Edison State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for real estate students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Edison Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Piqua.

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#9

Ohio Business College-Sheffield

Sheffield Village, OH

Ohio Business College-Sheffield came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Real Estate Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Sheffield Village, Ohio Business College-Sheffield is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Real Estate Colleges by State

Explore the best real estate schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 5
Ohio 115
Illinois 43
Indiana 15
Wisconsin 284

One of 21 majors within the business area of study, real estate has other similar majors worth exploring.

Real Estate Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Real Estate 7,448

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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