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CPN’s 2008 Leading Educators
July 1, 2008

CPN’s 2008 Leading Educators

Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
P: 480-298-8225
F: 480-727-9288
www.design.asu.edu
www.mred.asu.edu

BS with housing and community development concentration (College of Design)
Duration/Credits: four years, 120 credits
Average Enrollment: 40
Admissions Standards: 3.25 GPA, three recommendations
Average Starting Salary: $45,000 to $65,000
Job Placement: 100%
Placement by Field: D 75%, I 5%, P 5%, home builders 15%

MSRED
Duration/Credits: 30 weeks, 30 credits
Average Enrollment: 36
Admissions Standards: 600 GMAT, 3.25 GPA, three professional references, seven years of experience
Average Starting Salary: $85,000 to $110,000 with less than seven years of experience, more than $120,000 with more experience
Placement by Field: B 10%, D 85%, F 5%

Clemson University
Clemson, SC
P: 864-656-3926
F: 864-656-7519
www.clemson.edu/mred

MRED
Duration/Credits: two years full time, 54 credits
Average Enrollment: 20
Admissions Standards: prefer higher than 600 GMAT or 1240 GRE, higher than 3.0 GPA, three recommendations, experience
Average Starting Salary: $70,000 in non-costly markets
Job Placement: 100%
Placement by Field: D 100%

University of Colorado at Boulder
Real Estate Center, Leeds School of Business
Boulder, CO
P: 303-492-3643
F: 303-492-5507
http://leeds.colorado.edu/realestate

BS with real estate concentration
Duration/Credits: four years, 141 credits (21 real estate credits)
Average Enrollment: 52
Average Starting Salary: $45,000
Job Placement: 80%
Placement by Field: B 35%, D 20%, F 30%, I 10%, P 10%

MBA with real estate concentration
Duration/Credits: two years, 55 credits
Average Enrollment: 140
Admissions Standards: average 630 GMAT, 3.3 GPA, three recommendations, average five years of experience
Average Starting Salary: $78,800
Job Placement: 90%
Placement by Field: D 40%, F 50%, I 10%

Columbia University*
Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation
New York, NY
P: 212-854-3414
www.arch.columbia.edu/realestate

MSRED
Duration/Credits: one year, 36 credits
Average Enrollment: 95

Cornell University*
Program in Real Estate
Ithaca, NY
P: 607-255-7110
www.realestate.cornell.edu

MPS/RE
Credits/Duration: two years, 62 credit hours
Admissions Standards: average 653 GMAT, 3.22 GPA, average 5.7 years of experience

University of Denver
Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management
Denver, CO
P: 303-871-3432
F: 303-871-2971
www.daniels.du.edu/burns

BSBA
Duration/Credits: four years, 185 credits
Average Enrollment: 118
Admissions Standards: higher than 3.3 GPA, interview, entrance exams
Average Starting Salary: $40,000 to $60,000
Job Placement: 95%
Placement by Field: B 5%, D 25%, F 20%, I 15%, P 5%, X 30%

MS in real estate and construction management
Duration/Credits: one year, 48 credits
Average Enrollment: 73
Admissions Standards: 550 GMAT, 3.3 GPA, recommendations, experience helpful
Average Starting Salary: $54,000 to $124,000
Job Placement: 95%
Placement by Field: B 5%, D 25%, F 20%, I 15%, P 5%, X 30%

Executive Master of real estate and construction management
Duration/Credits: 1.5 years, 48 credits
Average Enrollment: 33
Admissions Standards: recommendations, interview, more than 10 years of experience
Average Starting Salary: $150,000 to $500,000
Job Placement: 95%
Placement by Field: B 5%, D 25%, F 20%, I 15%, P 5%, X 30%

University of Florida*
Department of Finance, Insurance & Real Estate, Warrington College of Business Administration
Gainesville, FL
P: 352-273-0310
www.realestate.ufl.edu

MSRE
Credits: 34
Average Enrollment: 30
Admissions Standards: 550 GMAT, 3.0 GPA, three letters of recommendation, at least two years of experience strongly preferred

MBA with real estate concentration
Admissions Standard: two recommendations

Florida International University
Miami, FL
P: 305-348-2771
F: 305-348-4245
http://business.fiu.edu/chapman/master_of_science_in_intl_real_estate.cfm

BBA
Duration/Credits: four years, 120 credits
Average Enrollment: 300
Admissions Standards: 2.35 GPA to enter College of Business Administration in junior year, recommendations
Average Starting Salary: $35,000
Job Placement: 100%
Placement by Field: B 35%, D 5%, F 25%, I 15%, P 10%, X 10%

MS in international real estate
Duration/Credits: one year, 30 credits (21 real estate credits)
Average Enrollment: 24
Admissions Standards: 500 GMAT, 2.75 GPA, recommendations, typically three to five years of experience
Average Starting Salary: more than $55,000 with limited experience, substantially more for graduates already active in industry
Job Placement: 100%
Placement by Field: B 30%, D 15%, F 20%, I 20%, P 5%, X 10%

Johns Hopkins University
The Edward St. John Department of Real Estate, Carey Business School
Baltimore, MD
P: 410-516-0772
F: 410-659-8440
http://carey.jhu.edu/realestate

Part-Time MSRE
Duration/Credits: two to three years, 40 credits
Average Enrollment: 60
Admissions Standards: 3.0 GPA, two recommendations, three to five years of experience
Placement by Field: B 10%, D 50%, F 15%, I 15%, P 10%

Accelerated/Full-Time MSRE
Duration/Credits: one year, 40 credits
Average Enrollment: 10
Admissions Standards: 600 GMAT, 3.0 GPA, two recommendations, designed for real estate professionals with less than three years of experience
Average Starting Salary: $65,000
Job Placement: 95%

Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
P: 414-288-7142
F: 414-288-1660
www.marquette.edu

BS in real estate
Duration/Credits: four years, 129 credits
Average Enrollment: 62
Admissions Standard: 3.4 GPA
Average Starting Salary: $43,250
Job Placement: 100%
Placement by Field: D 17%, F 58%, non-profit 25%

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Center for Real Estate
Cambridge, MA
P: 617-253-4373
F: 617-258-6991
http://web.mit.edu/cre

MSRED
Duration: 11 months
Average Enrollment: 35
Admissions Standards: 650 GMAT, three recommendations, three to five years of experience
Average Starting Salary: $106,000
Job Placement: 92%
Placement by Field: B 1%, D 44%, F 19%, consulting 6%, corporate real estate 2%, acquisition 12%, asset management 3%, X 13%

University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE
P: 402-554-2800
F: 402-554-2850
www.unorealestate.org

BBA with real estate concentration
Duration/Credits: four years, 125 credits
Average Enrollment: 60
Average Starting Salary: $35,000
Job Placement: 90%
Placement by Field: A 10%, B 25%, D 10%, F 15%, I 15%, P 25%

New York University
NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate
School of Continuing & Professional Studies
New York, NY
P: 212-998-7100
F: 212-995-4674
www.scps.nyu.edu/realestate

MSRE
Duration/Credits: 1.5 to five years, 42 credits
Average Enrollment: 600
Admissions Standards: 550 GMAT, 3.0 GPA, two recommendations, two years of experience
Average Starting Salary: $75,000 to $100,000
Job Placement: 75%
Placement by Field: B 5%, D 20%, F 40%, I 25%, P 10%

MS in construction management
Duration/Credits: 1.5 to five years, 42 credits
Average Enrollment: 100
Admissions Standards: 550 GMAT, 3.0 GPA, two recommendations, two years of experience
Average Starting Salary: $65,000 to $100,000
Job Placement: 75%
Placement by Field: D 20%, construction management 50%, general contracting 20%, X 10%

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kenan-Flagler Business School
Chapel Hill, NC
P: 919-962-3236
F: 919-962-0898
www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/KI/realEstate/mba.cfm

MBA
Duration/Credits: two years, 63 credits
Average Enrollment: 560
Admissions Standards: 681 average GMAT, 3.27 GPA, two recommendations, two years of experience
Average Starting Salary: $92,505
Job Placement: 90%
Placement by Field: D 43%, F 20%, I 31%, M 3%, P 3%

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
P: 704-687-7571
F: 704-687-6987
www.realestate.uncc.edu

MBA
Duration/Credits: two years, 37 credits
Average Enrollment: 300
Admissions Standards: 590 GMAT, 3.2 GPA, three recommendations
Average Starting Salary: $72,000
Job Placement: 100%
Placement by Field: B 10%, D 30%, F 30%, I 10%, P 10%, X 10%

Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
P: 757-683-3501
F: 757-683-5639
www.odu.edu

BS with finance (real estate) concentration
Duration/Credits: four years, 120 credits
Average Enrollment: 20
Job Placement: 90%
Placement by Field: A 10%, B 40%, F 40%, I 5%, P 5%

The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
P: 814-865-4172
F: 814-865-6284
www.psu.edu

BS with finance concentration
Duration/Credits: four years, 120 credits
Average Enrollment: 25
Admissions Standards: 3.0 GPA, recommendations
Average Starting Salary: $45,000
Job Placement: 75%
Placement by Field: B 25%, D 10%, F 25%, I 15%, P 10%

MBA with finance concentration
Duration/Credits: two years, 48 credits
Average Enrollment: seven
Admissions Standards: 600 GMAT, recommendations, experience
Average Starting Salary: $75,000
Job Placement: 90%
Placement by Field: B 5%, D 25%, F 30%, I 30%, P 10%

PhD with real estate concentration
Duration: four to five years
Average Enrollment: three to four
Admissions Standards: recommendations, experience
Average Starting Salary: $100,000
Job Placement: 100%
Placement by Field: G 20%, education 80%

San Diego State University
College of Business Administration
San Diego, CA
P: 619-594-5323
F: 619-594-1573
www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~cba

BS in business administration with real estate major

MBA with real estate concentration

MSBA with real estate concentration
Duration/Credits: 30-49 credits

University of South Carolina
Moore School of Business
Columbia, SC
P: 803-777-3176
F: 803-777-9123
www.mooreschool.sc.edu/moore/finance/fina-ug.htm

BS with real estate concentration
Duration/Credits: four years, 121 credits
Average Enrollment: 44
Admissions Standard: 2.0 GPA
Average Starting Salary: $32,250
Job Placement: 80%
Placement by Field: B 14%, F 44%, M 14%, P 14%, customer service 14%

University of Texas at Austin
McCombs School of Business
Austin, TX
P: 512-471-5921
F: 512-471-3034
www.mccombs.utexas.edu

BBA with real estate concentration
Duration/Credits: four years, 120 credits
Average Enrollment: 30
Admissions Standards: SAT, high school rank, essays, resume, personal achievement
Average Starting Salary: $50,583
Job Placement: 94%
Placement by Field: B 18%, D 9%, F 28%, I 36%, R 9%

MBA with real estate concentration
Duration/Credits: two years, 60 credits
Average Enrollment: 18
Admissions Standards: average 673 GMAT, 3.38 GPA, two recommendations, two years of experience
Average Starting Salary: $93,649
Job Placement: 94%
Placement by Field: B 6%, D 22%, F 17%, I 33%, P 22%

Texas A&M University
Mays Business School
College Station, TX
P: 979-845-4858
F: 979-845-3884
http://mays.tamu.edu/grad/masters/realestate

Master of Real Estate
Duration/Credits: 1.5 years, 37 credits
Average Enrollment: 75
Admissions Standards: 550 GMAT, 3.5 GPA, three recommendations
Average Starting Salary: $60,000
Job Placement: 98%
Placement by Field: A 8%, B 23%, D 15%, F 18%, I 8%, R 10%, consulting 18%

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
P: 804-828-3169
www.realestate.bus.vcu.edu

BS in real estate
Duration/Credits: four years, 120 credits
Average Enrollment: 110
Admissions Standards: 2.25 GPA
Average Starting Salary: $40,000 to $50,000
Job Placement: 80%
Placement by Field: B 15%, D 20%, F 20%, G 20%, I 15%, P 10%, X 10%

MBA with real estate concentration
Duration/Credits: two years, 60 credits
Average Enrollment: 235
Admissions Standards: 550 GMAT, 3.0 GPA, recommendations, five years of experience
Average Starting Salary: $65,000
Job Placement: 80%
Placement by Field: B 10%, D 40%, F 10%, I 30%, P 5%, X 5%

MS with real estate concentration
Duration/Credits: two years, 54 credits
Average Enrollment: 10
Admissions Standards: 550 GMAT, 3.0 GPA, recommendations
Average Starting Salary: $65,000
Job Placement: 80%
Placement by Field: A 40%, B 5%, D 40%, F 10%, I 5%

Washington State University
Washington Center for Real Estate
Pullman, WA
P: 509-335-7080
F: 509-335-7863
www.business.wsu.edu

BA in business with finance/real estate concentration
Duration/Credits: four years, 120 credits (12 real estate credits)
Average Enrollment: 35
Admissions Standards: 2.5 GPA after 60 credits
Average Starting Salary: $30,000
Job Placement: 90%
Placement by Field: B 30%, F 20%, I 20%, P 10%, appraisal 20%

KEY: A=Appraisal/Valuation, B=Brokerage, D=Development, F=Finance, G=Government, I=Investment, M=Marketing, P=Property Management, R=Research; Information was provided by schools listed and/or obtained from their Web sites. *School submitted a survey last year but did not this year; data obtained from school Web site.

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