2023 Best Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Real Estate 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.
The Best Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for business students.
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2023 Best Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the real estate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Real Estate Schools
Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the best school for real estate students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 2 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
While working on their degree, real estate majors at UW - Madison accumulate an average of around $20,138 in student debt.
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The excellent programs at Sinclair Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best real estate schools in the Great Lakes Region . Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Dayton.
While working on their degree, real estate majors at Sinclair Community College accumulate an average of around $5,289 in student debt.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Real Estate majors at Marquette take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for real estate students. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
After completing their degree, real estate graduates from Ohio State carry an average student debtload of $17,323.
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cincinnati.
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University of Wisconsin - Stout ranked #7 on this year’s Best Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
After completing their degree, real estate graduates from UW - Stout carry an average student debtload of $17,493.
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Marion Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Real Estate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Marion, MTC is a public school with a small student population.
Lorain County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for real estate students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Elyria, LCCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Waukesha County Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best real estate programs. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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 |
Rankings in Majors Related to Real Estate
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 24 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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