GRADUATE PROGRAMS
The Master of Real Estate Development degree (MRED) at Maryland embraces a comprehensive and multi- disciplinary approach to real estate education addressing all facets of the industry from planning to property management, finance to construction. We educate our real estate students to develop for a Quadruple Bottom Line concerned not only for the old-fashioned financial bottom line, but more broadly for Economic Viability, Environmental Respect, Social Responsibility and Beautiful and Sustainable Design.
The graduate certificate of professional studies in real estate development is a degree program with the same admission criteria as the master’s program and comprises the first set of courses that students take for the Master of Real Estate Development (MRED).
Dual Degree Programs:
- MRED + MArch: Master of Architecture & Real Estate Development
- MRED + MHP: Master of Historic Preservation & Real Estate Development
- MRED + MBA: Master of Business Administration & Real Estate Development
- MRED + MCP: Master of Community Planning & Real Estate Development
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
Bachelor of Arts in Real Estate and the Built Environment
The major in Real Estate and the Built Environment expands the traditional, narrowly focused, business approach to real estate, finance, investment and management, providing students with broad perspectives that come from the multitude of disciplines that make up the modern practice of real estate.
4+1 Program in Real Estate
This combined Bachelor’s / Masters Program in Real Estate and the Built Environment and the Master of Real Estate Development program allows major students to quickly transition into the Master of Real Estate Development (MRED). The program saves students time and money while allowing them to gain advanced skills essential for a successful career in real estate development.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Masters: 33-42 credits
Certificate: 12-21 credits
Course requirements: Development Law, Real Estate Finance and Investment, Capstone Project, Market Analysis, Construction Management, Planning Policy, Urban Design, Asset Management and three electives. Students without real estate development and finance education or experience take additional 2-3 introductory courses in finance, development, and tax and accounting principles, process, and practice.
ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
- A non-refundable $75 fee Transcripts
- Letters of Recommendation Resume
- Writing Sample
Deadlines: Fall: July 18 Spring: December 15
Undergraduate requirements: Please contact Undergraduate Admissions at [email protected]
ANNUAL TUITION AND FEES
Graduate: 2024-2025 Academic Year
Tuition: Resident: $888 per credit, Non-Resident: $1186 (plus fees)
Undergraduate: 2024-2025 Academic Year Tuition
Resident: $420.24 per credit, Non-resident: $1645.26 (plus fees)
STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
Graduate Student Demographics:
73% Currently Employed
37% Ethnic Minorities
57% Maryland Residents
22% International
64% Men
36% Female
Average Age: 33
- Global Classroom Partnership: Affordable Housing program collaboration between the Department of Building and Human Settlement Development at Nelson Mandela University and University of Maryland.
- Professors who are active industry professionals
- A location rich with real estate challenges—land development on the Eastern Shore, infill development in Washington, DC
- A flexible and personal study program with start dates, course sequences, core requirements and evening classes
- A diverse student body with a broad mix of academic backgrounds, practical experience, age, gender, ethnicity and culture
- Involved and connected alumni at top real estate companies actively support the program and its students
- An international perspective on real estate with a wide range of study abroad programs and global classrooms