Best Real Estate Programs in the Midwest (2026)
Updated
Part of Best Business Colleges in the Midwest
Regional list from Best Real Estate Programs in the United States
This page ranks the 6 Real Estate programs in the Midwest by median earnings of Real Estate graduates four years after completing. Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Real Estate graduates four years after completing, or two years for programs that report only a two-year figure, highest first.
University of Wisconsin-Madison leads the list with median earnings of $120,483 for its graduates after completing, and the figures range from $120,483 to $40,626 across the listed schools after completing. The median earnings figure across the listed schools is $87,402.
The list splits evenly between 3 public and 3 private nonprofit institutions. University of Wisconsin-Madison ranks 82nd on Azimuth's composite ranking among the 1,467 public and private nonprofit four-year institutions Azimuth ranks nationally, and it also posts the lowest admission rate on the page at 45%. University of Northern Iowa reports the lowest average net price at $15,901.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI | $120,483 | $17,354 | $4,200 | 45.2% |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison reports $120,483 in median earnings of Real Estate graduates four years after completing alongside an admission rate of 45%. | |||||
| 2 | Marquette University · Milwaukee, WI | $99,583 | $31,487 | $22,269 | 81.3% |
| Marquette University, a private nonprofit university in Milwaukee, ranks 2nd on this list with median earnings of $99,583 four years after completing. | |||||
| 3 | Ohio State University-Main Campus · Columbus, OH | $91,213 | $17,339 | $4,885 | 60.6% |
| With an average net price of $17,339, Ohio State University-Main Campus posts median earnings of $91,213 for its Real Estate graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 4 | University of Northern Iowa · Cedar Falls, IA | $83,592 | $15,901 | $10,863 | 92.7% |
| University of Northern Iowa admits 93% of applicants and its Real Estate graduates earn a median of $83,592 four years after completing. | |||||
| 5 | University of St Thomas · Saint Paul, MN | $49,019 | $29,155 | $28,131 | 85.4% |
| Among 23 graduates in the earnings cohort, University of St Thomas reports median earnings of $49,019 for its Real Estate graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 6 | DePaul University · Chicago, IL | $40,626 | $30,902 | $27,359 | 75.9% |
| DePaul University ranks 276th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and reports median earnings of $40,626 for its Real Estate graduates four years after completing. | |||||
How this list is ordered
Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Real Estate graduates four years after completing, or two years for programs that report only a two-year figure, highest first. The figures cover federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. For 2 of the 6 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The range from University of Wisconsin-Madison to the bottom of the list is $79,857, and the gap between University of Wisconsin-Madison and Marquette University is $20,900.
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