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2026 Best Real Estate Schools in the New England Region

1 Colleges in the United States
104 Real Estate Degrees Awarded
$74,375 Avg Early-Career Salary

Real Estate degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for real estate students pursuing a degree.

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Best Schools for Real Estate in the New England Region

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the real estate degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Real Estate

1
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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

No school ranked higher than Harvard University this year for real estate. Harvard University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. About 98% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 78 real estate students who graduated with this degree at Harvard University in the most recent data year. Real Estate graduates of Harvard University earn a median of $95,207 early in their careers. Harvard University graduates carry a median of $16,616 in student loans. See the full real estate program report for Harvard University

2

University Of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the finest schools in the country for a degree in real estate, ranking #2. Located in the city of Amherst, University Of Massachusetts Amherst is a very large public university. University Of Massachusetts Amherst graduates 83% of students within six years. About 26 real estate degrees were awarded at University Of Massachusetts Amherst in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, real estate degree recipients from University Of Massachusetts Amherst generally make around $53,543. Typical student debt for the program is $25,234. Read more about the real estate program at University Of Massachusetts Amherst

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 7 schools evaluated.

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