Top Business Schools for Real Estate 2024

The school’s Ziman Center for Real Estate produces a range of research and puts on relevant events. As part of the school’s MBA, students have the opportunity to pursue a career path in Real Estate, where they can explore topics like real estate law and taxation, entrepreneurial real estate development, and securitization, among others. According to the school, real-estate bound grads go into a range of companies, including larger companies and real estate investment trusts. 

Through working groups and research, the school’s Center for Real Estate takes a critical look at the industry and infuses the school’s curriculum with up-to-date insight into the sector. Students at the school can pursue an MBA Certificate in Real Estate and Urban Development, which includes courses in capital markets, international real estate, the development process, and more. 

Georgetown MBA students can pursue a certificate in Global Real Estate, which looks at topics like real estate private equity, real estate entrepreneurship and other, specific aspects of the field, like multifamily and commercial properties. The certificate is informed by research produced by the school’s Steers Center for Global Real Estate, which also puts on events and provides networking opportunities for real estate-minded students. 

The Wisconsin MBA in Real Estate prepares students for careers in a variety of subfields, including asset and portfolio management, lending and financing, and development. Specialized tracks allow students to investigate topics like commercial real estate, sustainable housing and more. The school’s James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate puts on relevant events and helps MBA students land internships in the real estate field. In recent years, upwards of seventeen percent of the school's MBA class has gone into the real estate industry.

Cornell's Baker Program in Real Estate is similar to an MBA, with a specific industry focus. It’s STEM-designated, and includes off-site treks to help students understand how the industry works in practice. The program also includes an eight-week long summer internship. MBA students can choose from some real estate electives, or choose to pair their degree with an MPS (Master of Professional Studies) in Real Estate.

The school is one of the few in the region to offer an MBA specialization in Real Estate. The finance-heavy curriculum—course focus on topics like real estate economics and asset management—focuses on the unique aspects of real estate investment and development in Asia.

MBA students can choose to pursue a certificate in real estate which addresses a number of important topics in the industry.  The school also hosts the “Stanford Alexander Center for Excellence in Real Estate,” which serves as a hub for the academic offerings in real estate. In recent years, upwards of fifteen percent of the school's MBA cohorts have gone into real estate roles.

Real estate is major industry in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and Rotman is tapping into this with its Centre for Real Estate and Urban Economics, which looks at housing markets, commercial real estate, and more. Rotman MBA students can pursue an emphasis in Real Estate, which can include electives like “Business and the City,” “Financial Statement Analysis,” and more.

Since 1984, the school has hosted the Folsom Institute for Real Estate, through which students can gain hands-on experience in the Dallas real estate market. Students can pursue a concentration in real estate as part of the school’s MBA program; somewhere between 12 and 20 percent of the school’s MBA cohort tends to go into real estate jobs after graduation. 

UNC MBA students can pursue a well-regarded concentration in Real Estate, which is one of the largest such programs in the US. Through the Wood Center for Real Estate Studies, the school produces up-to-date research in the field and organizes events and networking opportunities. According to the school, some 10 to 12 percent of its MBA students complete the Real Estate concentration.