Real Estate

6,450 students earn a real estate credential each year across 179 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $55,257
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $85,784

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Bachelor's programs — 58 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California—$98,7631 year out$145,650$19,500 2Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania44$75,7021 year out$124,789$27,000 3New York UniversityNew York, New York65$74,9121 year out—$20,500 4University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin169$73,2391 year out$119,949$20,500 5Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio66$72,7691 year out$89,863$19,000 6Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas85$68,2461 year out—$24,282 7Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia112$68,0781 year out—$27,000 8Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York47$59,3961 year out——9Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana12$58,5751 year out——10Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin57$58,2461 year out$104,942$19,500 11Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas—$57,8341 year out—$20,530 12University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa38$56,8661 year out$69,867$23,125 13University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia162$55,6551 year out$87,821$24,027 14Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida133$55,2571 year out$85,275$19,500 15University of San DiegoSan Diego, California125$54,0731 year out—$21,000 16University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin14$54,0611 year out—$21,220 17DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois25$53,5151 year out$85,784—18University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina75$51,9651 year out—$22,500 19University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi45$49,2831 year out—$23,000 20The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona33$49,2611 year out$51,763$37,312 21Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania7$48,8361 year out$77,707$23,811 22Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia14$47,6811 year out——23University of North TexasDenton, Texas38$44,1241 year out$77,169$15,251 24Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia30$44,0151 year out—$29,789 25CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York47$42,9201 year out$51,968$15,500 26The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas53$41,9651 year out—$21,485 27University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida63$41,2181 year out—$21,032 28California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California—$35,8791 year out$58,731—29Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas55—1 year out——30University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio50—1 year out——31Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida41—1 year out——32University of DenverDenver, Colorado36—1 year out——33College of CharlestonCharleston, South Carolina28—1 year out——34University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida24—1 year out——35University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska23—1 year out——36University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania18—1 year out——37University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota16—1 year out$98,337—38The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas15—1 year out——39Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania14—1 year out——40University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut10—1 year out——41University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada10—1 year out——42George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia8—1 year out——43Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, Minnesota6—1 year out——44Menlo CollegeAtherton, California5—1 year out——45Roosevelt UniversityChicago, Illinois5—1 year out——46North Seattle CollegeSeattle, Washington5—1 year out——47Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan4—1 year out——48Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——49Nova Southeastern UniversityFort Lauderdale, Florida1—1 year out——50University of BaltimoreBaltimore, Maryland1—1 year out——51University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland1—1 year out——52Nichols CollegeDudley, Massachusetts1—1 year out——53Columbia CollegeColumbia, Missouri1—1 year out——54Fordham UniversityBronx, New York1—1 year out——55Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, Ohio1—1 year out——56Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio1—1 year out——57Inter American University of Puerto Rico-MetroSan Juan, Puerto Rico1—1 year out——58San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California——1 year out—$18,875

Associate programs — 76 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia47$43,2511 year out—$23,765 2Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas40—1 year out—$27,140 3Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California26—1 year out——4El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California25—1 year out——5Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California20—1 year out——6Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas20—1 year out——7San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California18—1 year out——8Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California16—1 year out——9Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California16—1 year out——10Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California15—1 year out——11Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California15—1 year out——12Tarrant County College DistrictFort Worth, Texas14—1 year out——13Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas13—1 year out——14Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California12—1 year out——15Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California12—1 year out——16College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada12—1 year out——17San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas12—1 year out——18Chabot CollegeHayward, California11—1 year out——19Citrus CollegeGlendora, California11—1 year out——20De Anza CollegeCupertino, California11—1 year out——21Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California11—1 year out——22San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California11—1 year out——23West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, California10—1 year out——24Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida10—1 year out——25Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, Mississippi10—1 year out——26Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio10—1 year out——27Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas10—1 year out——28Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California9—1 year out——29American River CollegeSacramento, California8—1 year out——30City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California8—1 year out——31Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California8—1 year out——32Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California8—1 year out——33Zane State CollegeZanesville, Ohio8—1 year out——34McLennan Community CollegeWaco, Texas8—1 year out——35San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio, Texas8—1 year out——36Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo, California7—1 year out——37East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California7—1 year out——38Merritt CollegeOakland, California7—1 year out——39Sierra CollegeRocklin, California7—1 year out——40Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California7—1 year out——41North Seattle CollegeSeattle, Washington7—1 year out——42Waukesha County Technical CollegePewaukee, Wisconsin7—1 year out——43Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California6—1 year out——44Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon, California6—1 year out——45Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California6—1 year out——46Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio6—1 year out$39,810—47Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin6—1 year out——48College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California5—1 year out——49Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California5—1 year out——50Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California5—1 year out——51Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California5—1 year out——52Clark State CollegeSpringfield, Ohio5—1 year out——53Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, Ohio5—1 year out——54Lamar Institute of TechnologyBeaumont, Texas5—1 year out——55Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California4—1 year out——56Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, California4—1 year out——57Mendocino CollegeUkiah, California4—1 year out——58Solano Community CollegeFairfield, California4—1 year out——59Norco CollegeNorco, California4—1 year out——60Butte CollegeOroville, California3—1 year out——61Los Angeles Southwest CollegeLos Angeles, California3—1 year out——62Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California3—1 year out——63Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California3—1 year out——64Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California3—1 year out——65San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California3—1 year out——66Marion Technical CollegeMarion, Ohio3—1 year out——67El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas3—1 year out——68South Plains CollegeLevelland, Texas3—1 year out——69College of San MateoSan Mateo, California2—1 year out——70Schoolcraft Community College DistrictLivonia, Michigan2—1 year out——71Coahoma Community CollegeClarksdale, Mississippi2—1 year out——72Columbia CollegeColumbia, Missouri2—1 year out——73Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley, California2—1 year out——74Gavilan CollegeGilroy, California1—1 year out——75Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington, California1—1 year out——76Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewood, Colorado1—1 year out——

Certificate programs — top 100 of 119 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania103$70,5441 year out—$25,000 2Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida0$54,2881 year out—$12,375 3Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas72$36,9391 year out—$9,500 4Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio220$34,9341 year out—$13,718 5Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas156$34,3981 year out$46,677$17,063 6Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida58$32,9831 year out—$17,349 7Ogden-Weber Technical CollegeOgden, Utah103$28,4341 year out—$12,000 8Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, Ohio171—1 year out——9Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California168—1 year out——10Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio162—1 year out——11San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas111—1 year out——12Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans, Louisiana104—1 year out—$27,744 13Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona99—1 year out——14Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin87—1 year out——15Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California86—1 year out——16Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California83—1 year out——17Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California67—1 year out——18West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, California57—1 year out——19Citrus CollegeGlendora, California55—1 year out——20Chabot CollegeHayward, California54—1 year out——21Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California53—1 year out——22Tarrant County College DistrictFort Worth, Texas52—1 year out—$15,003 23Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas49—1 year out——24Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California47—1 year out——25University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts46—1 year out——26South Plains CollegeLevelland, Texas46—1 year out——27McLennan Community CollegeWaco, Texas45—1 year out—$7,496 28Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California44—1 year out——29Lakeland Community CollegeKirtland, Ohio44—1 year out——30East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California43—1 year out——31Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California43—1 year out——32El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California42—1 year out——33Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood Springs, Colorado42—1 year out——34Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas42—1 year out—$18,345 35Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas42—1 year out——36Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona41—1 year out——37Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California41—1 year out——38Southern State Community CollegeHillsboro, Ohio40—1 year out——39Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California37—1 year out——40The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas37—1 year out——41Angelina CollegeLufkin, Texas35—1 year out——42University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin35—1 year out—$24,637 43Edison State Community CollegePiqua, Ohio32—1 year out——44Clark State CollegeSpringfield, Ohio31—1 year out——45American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia31—1 year out$45,531—46College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada29—1 year out——47Norco CollegeNorco, California29—1 year out——48Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California27—1 year out——49Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California27—1 year out——50Truckee Meadows Community CollegeReno, Nevada27—1 year out——51Bridgerland Technical CollegeLogan, Utah26—1 year out——52Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California25—1 year out——53Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California25—1 year out——54Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California24—1 year out——55Cisco CollegeCisco, Texas23—1 year out——56Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California22—1 year out——57Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida22—1 year out——58San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio, Texas22—1 year out——59City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California21—1 year out——60Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnati, Ohio20—1 year out—$25,667 61Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewood, Colorado19—1 year out——62Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfrey, Illinois18—1 year out——63Zane State CollegeZanesville, Ohio18—1 year out——64Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California15—1 year out——65Coastline Community CollegeFountain Valley, California14—1 year out——66Lake Tahoe Community CollegeSouth Lake Tahoe, California14—1 year out——67Merced CollegeMerced, California14—1 year out——68Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma14—1 year out——69Hocking CollegeNelsonville, Ohio13—1 year out——70Lamar Institute of TechnologyBeaumont, Texas13—1 year out——71Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California12—1 year out——72Blinn College DistrictBrenham, Texas12—1 year out——73Merritt CollegeOakland, California11—1 year out——74Westmoreland County Community CollegeYoungwood, Pennsylvania11—1 year out——75Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California10—1 year out——76Great Basin CollegeElko, Nevada10—1 year out——77San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California9—1 year out——78College of San MateoSan Mateo, California9—1 year out——79Waukesha County Technical CollegePewaukee, Wisconsin9—1 year out——80Gavilan CollegeGilroy, California8—1 year out——81Sierra CollegeRocklin, California8—1 year out——82College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California7—1 year out——83De Anza CollegeCupertino, California7—1 year out——84Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey, California7—1 year out——85San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California7—1 year out——86Columbia CollegeColumbia, Missouri7—1 year out——87El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas7—1 year out——88Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California7—1 year out——89Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California6—1 year out——90Los Angeles Southwest CollegeLos Angeles, California6—1 year out——91Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, Colorado6—1 year out——92Metropolitan Community College AreaOmaha, Nebraska6—1 year out——93Western Nevada CollegeCarson City, Nevada6—1 year out——94Mountain Empire Community CollegeBig Stone Gap, Virginia6—1 year out——95North Seattle CollegeSeattle, Washington5—1 year out——96Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon, California4—1 year out——97Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington, California4—1 year out——98Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California4—1 year out——99Northwest State Community CollegeArchbold, Ohio4—1 year out——100American River CollegeSacramento, California3—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).