University

University of Northern Iowa

Real Estate Minor

Program overview

This minor equips students for diverse roles in real estate, spanning commercial and residential sectors, mortgage underwriting, asset management, brokerage, and appraisal. Students may engage in significant financial decisions or assist families in finding their dream homes.

Last updated: June 11, 2024

Wilson College of Business

Curris Business Building, 1305 West 27th Street, CBB 325 Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0123, USA

Academic Information

Degree offered

Real Estate Minor

Length of program

Four-year

Number of Credits Required

18 credits

Mode of learning

On Campus

Unique real estate academic features

The Real Estate minor program complements any UNI business major, providing students with a strong business acumen and a grasp of markets essential for informed decision-making. It also broadens career prospects in commercial and residential real estate, mortgage underwriting, asset management, brokerage, and appraisal, involving significant financial transactions in commercial buildings or mortgages worth tens of millions of dollars.

Courses and disciplines/concentrations offered

Real Estate Minor Requirements:

  • Principles of Real Estate
  • Real Estate Appraisal and Investment
  • Real Estate Law and Brokerage
  • Principles of Marketing

Additional 3 Hours Courses Selection:

  • Urban and Regional Economics
  • Real Estate Finance
  • Commercial Bank Management
  • Insurance Company Operations
  • North American Cities
  • Regional Analysis and Planning
  • Introduction to Construction Resources
  • Consumer Behavior
  • Personal Selling
  • Services Marketing

Real Estate Extracurricular Opportunities

Notable traditions & events

  • NAIOP Competition
  • Networking Meeting

Real estate extracurricular activities available

  • Golf Outing
  • Annual Monopoly Tournament

Networking opportunities

  • Rho Epsilon
  • Real Estate Advisory Board

Recruiting

General info on roles students fill after graduation

  • Commercial Asset Manager
  • Commercial Lender
  • Commercial Loan Servicer
  • Commercial Appraiser
  • Commercial Sales Broker
  • Agricultural Land Broker
  • Commercial Asset Manager
  • Commercial Lender
  • Commercial Loan Servicer
  • Commercial Appraiser
  • Commercial Sales Broker
  • Agricultural Land Broker
  • Abstractor
  • Appraiser
  • Association Manager
  • Closing and Escrow Agent
  • Mortgage Lender
  • Mortgage Servicer
  • Property Manager
  • Residential Broker
  • Development Specialist/Assistant
  • Financial Analyst
  • Financial Examiner
  • Land Development
  • Land Use Planner
  • Leasing Agent/Management/Specialist
  • Manager
  • Market Analyst
  • Assessor
  • Asset Manager
  • Auctioneer
  • Building Inspector
  • Building Superintendent
  • Claims Adjuster
  • Commercial lender
  • Construction Manager
  • Credit Counselor

Common employers​

  • Wells Fargo
  • Principal Global Investors
  • Iowa Realty
  • Oakridge Realtors
  • Keller Williams Realty, Inc.
  • Skogman Realty
  • Rally Appraisal LLC
  • CBRE
  • JLL
  • Peoples Company
  • Cushman and Wakefield Iowa
  • Commercial Advisors
  • Coldwell Banker
  • RE/MAX
  • Blair Jones Real Estate

Faculty and Research

Faculty & Staff for the Program

Distinguished real estate faculty members or research areas

Kirsten Juhl

Assistant Professor of Practice, Real Estate Alumni Fellow

Arun Narayanasamy

Assistant Professor

Brett C. Olsen

Professor & Finance Head

Alumni Support

Successful real estate alumni

Nick Herrick

Vice President, Director of Development at LCS Development

Kalen Ludwig

Realtor-Peoples Company & Director-Sales & Marketing-Ground Breaker Homes

Derek Holschlag

Project Engineer

Real estate alumni networks and associations

  • Real Estate Alumni

Accreditations and Rankings

Awards or recognition

  • Sydney Bartling credits UNI business college with internship case competition win. (2020, August 11). Inside UNI. https://insideuni.uni.edu/business/sydney-bartling-credits-uni-business-college-internship-case-competition-win

Financial Information

Tuition fees

Res. $19,922
Non Res. $31,698

Financial aid

Available.

Scholarships

Available.

General information

Where is the program housed on campus?

College of Business
Curris Business Building
1305 West 27th Street, CBB 325
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0123, USA

Campus Size

The University of Northern Iowa is a public institution with a campus size of 940 acres.

Contact Information

Office of Admissions

002 Gilchrist Hall University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0018, USA

(319) 273-2281

Rho Epsilon

Curris Business Building 313 Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0124, USA

(319) 273-6312

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