Best Real Estate Degrees in the US by ROI

Top colleges ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all active states. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs Analyzed

9

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$1,404,854

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$50,276

Cost of attendance

# College State 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 University of Pennsylvania

Grad rate: 96.5%

PA +$3,485,464 $224,847 $85,738 N/A Full ROI →
2 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

Grad rate: 72.8%

NY +$1,743,558 $130,530 $13,521 N/A Full ROI →
3 Georgia State University

Grad rate: 54.3%

GA +$1,357,990 $112,553 $26,535 N/A Full ROI →
4 New York University

Grad rate: 87.8%

NY +$1,351,918 $117,508 $79,121 N/A Full ROI →
5 University of Wisconsin-Madison

Grad rate: 89.3%

WI +$1,188,840 $104,219 $27,770 N/A Full ROI →
6 Texas A&M University-College Station

Grad rate: 83.7%

TX +$1,042,210 $97,319 $32,085 N/A Full ROI →
7 Georgetown University

Grad rate: 95.0%

DC +$1,033,988 $102,169 $84,696 N/A Full ROI →
8 University of Florida

Grad rate: 90.7%

FL +$760,642 $82,204 $21,719 N/A Full ROI →
9 Johns Hopkins University

Grad rate: 94.3%

MD +$679,080 $84,084 $81,300 N/A Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.

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