Real Estate Major Guide: Overview and RoEDU™ Opportunities 2025

The Real Estate major builds core foundations in this discipline and prepares students with practical, career-relevant skills. Use RoEDU™ to find programs that match your goals.

Within Business, students often explore key subfields and specializations that provide targeted expertise.

Graduates translate classroom knowledge into real-world impact across sectors through hands-on projects and internships.

As part of Business, this major connects to diverse, high-demand fields and interdisciplinary pathways.

Salary Outlook

Entry-level salary
$54,001

Typical starting pay soon after graduation.

Mid-career salary (10y)
$85,379

Estimated after a decade of experience.

Experienced salary (20y)
$114,742

Seasoned professionals at ~20 years.

Weighted median over last 5 years
CAGR 3.4%

CAGR (compound annual growth rate) summarizes average yearly change across the observed period.

Estimated lifetime earnings

40 years, present value
$2,160,040

Employment-weighted across mapped SOCs; entry ≈ 85% of median; historical CAGR shown for last 5y; projections capped at 3% CAGR; lifetime is 40-year present value at 3% discount.

Career Opportunities & Salaries

Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024) • Median wages, employment, and growth projections

OccupationMedian WageTotal JobsGrowth RateEducation
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
SOC: 11-9141
Occupation: Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
$66,700
296,640
N/A
N/A
Real Estate Brokers
SOC: 41-9021
Occupation: Real Estate Brokers
$72,280
49,590
N/A
N/A
Real Estate Sales Agents
SOC: 41-9022
Occupation: Real Estate Sales Agents
$56,320
190,600
N/A
N/A

Historical Career Trends (2020-2024)

Historical data from Bureau of Labor Statistics (2020-2024) • Salary trends and employment growth over 5 years

Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers

11.8%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$66,700296,640
2023$62,850284,120
2022$60,670261,120
2021$59,230234,680
2020$59,660219,800

Real Estate Brokers

19.7%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$72,28049,590
2023$63,06051,350
2022$62,19052,310
2021$62,01048,460
2020$60,37044,610

Real Estate Sales Agents

14.8%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$56,320190,600
2023$54,300197,720
2022$49,980193,010
2021$48,340175,920
2020$49,040168,740

Colleges offering Real Estate

Cornell University

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$27k

Earnings

$91k

Drexel University

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$43k

Earnings

$78k

University of Connecticut

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$23k

Earnings

$66k

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$20k

Earnings

$77k

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$4k

Earnings

$69k