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University of San Diego

Bachelor of Business Administration in Real Estate

Program overview

The undergraduate real estate program serves as the cornerstone of success for students aspiring to enter the commercial industry, residential sales, development, or investments.

Last updated: June 20, 2024

Knauss School of Business

Knauss Center for Business Education 5998 Alcalá Park San Diego, CA 92110, USA

2009

Academic Information

Degree offered

Bachelor of Business Administration in Real Estate

Length of program

4 years

Number of Credits Required

39 real estate major credits

Mode of learning

On Campus

Unique real estate academic features

The B.B.A. Major in Real Estate is a specialized program designed to equip students for careers in the real estate industry. It encompasses a comprehensive curriculum that spans fundamental and advanced principles and practices relating to real estate assets and markets. Students undergo training to develop critical decision-making skills, acquire insights into industry practices, and gain an understanding of the overall business aspects of real estate development processes.

Courses and disciplines/concentrations offered

Major Component:

  • Principles of Real Estate
  • Financing Residential Real Estate
  • Commercial RE Fin & Investment
  • Legal Aspects of Real Estate

Elective Courses:

  • Real Estate Market Analysis
  • Financing Residential Real Estate
  • Commercial RE Fin & Investment
  • Commercial Real Estate Valuation
  • Real Estate Development
  • Special Topics in Real Estate
  • Internship

Real Estate Extracurricular Opportunities

Notable traditions & events

  • Realizing Returns University Challenge
  • Annual Conference Sponsorship Partners
  • Annual Residential Real Estate Conference

Real estate extracurricular activities available

  • USD Real Estate Alumni Bowling Tournament
  • Burnham Moores Center’s Dialogue Series

Networking opportunities

Recruiting

General info on roles students fill after graduation

  • Associate
  • Financial Analyst
  • Analyst
  • Broker
  • Client Services Coordinator
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Marketing Coordinator
  • Acquisitions Analyst
  • Property Manager
  • Realtor
  • Sales Associate
  • Real Estate Analyst
  • Project Manager
  • Asset Management Analyst
  • Investment Analyst
  • Marketing Assistant
  • Real Estate Associate
  • Acquisition Analyst
  • Associate Broker
  • Property Administrator
  • Sales Assistant
  • Account Executive
  • Accounting Associate
  • Development Analyst
  • Loan Officer
  • Market Analyst
  • Market Research Associate
  • Senior Associate
  • Accounting Assistant
  • Acquisitions and Development Analyst
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Assistant Property Manager
  • Associate Valuation Advisory Services
  • Brokerage Intern
  • Business Development Associate
  • Business Devlopment
  • Commercial Mortgage Banker
  • Commercial RE Broker
  • Commercial Real Estate Appraiser – Trainee
  • Credit Analyst
  • Development
  • Development and Acquisitions
  • Development Consultant
  • Development Coordinator
  • Due Diligence Coordinator
  • Field Supervisor
  • Fund Control Specialist
  • Guest Services Representative
  • Industrial Capital Markets Intern
  • Inside Sales Representative
  • Internship
  • Leasing Consultant
  • Leasing Manager
  • Leasing Marketing Manager
  • Leasing Professional
  • Leasing Professional – CG
  • Licensed Realtor
  • Management Trainee
  • Marketing and Client Services Coordinator
  • Operations Associate
  • Project Engineer
  • Property Management Associate and Executive Assistant
  • Real Estate Coordinator – Capital Markets
  • Real Estate Investment Analyst & Assest Manager
  • Real Estate Legal Assistant
  • Real Estate Salesperson
  • Research Analyst
  • Research Associate
  • Sales and Leasing Broker
  • Sales and Marketing Coordinator
  • Sales/Real Estate Consultant
  • Site Superintendent
  • Sole Proprietor | Real Estate Agent
  • Tax Associate
  • Tenant Advisor

Average salary post graduation

$66,500

  • Pacifica Enterprises
  • SENTRE
  • Arrow Real Estate
  • Brixton Capital
  • Capital Real Estate Ventures
  • Cassidy Turley BRE Commercial
  • Colliers International
  • CommonGrounds Workspace
  • ConAm
  • Degu Inc
  • Development Contractor, Inc.
  • Downtown Works
  • Gallaway Commercial
  • Goldstar Enterprises
  • Green Street Advisors
  • Innovation Properties Group
  • Innovative Industrial Properties
  • Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
  • Jerry Seiner Dealerships
  • Kidder Mathews
  • Kz companies
  • La Mesa fund control
  • LBA Realty
  • Lot Management Inc.
  • Marcus&Millichap
  • McKinney Capital & Advisory
  • Meadows & Ohly
  • MG Properties Group
  • Pacific Coast Commercial
  • Panattoni Development Company
  • Parmenter Homes
  • Pennisula Custom Homes, Inc.
  • PPG
  • Slatt Capital
  • STORE Capital
  • Stream Realty
  • VRE Consulting
  • Weingarten Realty
  • Wells Fargo

Common employers​

  • CBRE
  • Marcus & Millichap
  • Cushman & Wakefield
  • Greystar
  • Irvine Company
  • Keller Williams Realty, Inc.
  • Matthews Real Estate Investment Services
  • Stream Realty Partners
  • ColRich
  • Westcord Commercial Thousand
  • Berkshire Hathaway
  • Commercial Asset ACBRE
  • Marcus & Millichap
  • Cushman & Wakefield
  • JLL
  • Greystar
  • Irvine Company
  • Keller Williams Realty, Inc.
  • Matthews Real Estate Investment Services
  • Stream Realty Partners
  • ColRich
  • Westcord Commercial
  • Berkshire Hathaway
  • Commercial Asset Advisors
  • Cushman and Wakefield
  • Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty
  • Pacifica Companies S
  • Compass
  • Inland Pacific
  • KPMG
  • Lee & Associates
  • Location Matters
  • Mg Properties H.G. Fenton
  • H.G. Fenton Company
  • Heller Real Estate Group
  • HREA Real Estate
  • Realty Income
  • Shopcore Properties
  • Simon Property Group

Faculty and Research

Faculty & Staff for the Program

Distinguished real estate faculty members or research areas

Charles Tu

Department Chair of Real Estate, Professor of Real Estate

Ian M. Gill, Emeritus

Lecturer in Real Estate, Chair Burnham-Moores Center Policy Advisory Board; Founder of Highland Partnership; Principal at Silvergate Development

John Demas

Professor of Practice in Real Estate

Alumni Support

Successful real estate alumni

Samuel Hansen

Construction Project Manager at Cumming Group

Danielle Priore

Vice President at Kennedy Wilson

Jeremy Belgau

Project Manager-Zephyr Partners

Real estate alumni networks and associations

  • Real Estate Alumni Association (REAA)

Accreditations and Rankings

Best Undergraduate Real Estate Program-2021 (National)

Ranking: 11

2020 Best Real Estate Colleges in the U.S-2020

Ranking: 1

Awards or recognition

  • Knauss School of Business Real Estate Team takes first place in International ARGUS University Challenge. (2024, May 15). https://www.sandiego.edu/news/detail.php?_focus=92732

Financial Information

Tuition fees

54,000

Financial aid

Available.

Scholarships

Available.

General information

Where is the program housed on campus?

Knauss Center for Business Education 5998 Alcalá Park San Diego, CA 92110, USA

State of the art Facilities

With more than 8,800 students from 85 countries and 50 states, USD is the youngest independent institution on the U.S. News & World Report list of top 100 universities in the United States. USD’s small class sizes, compassionate culture, unique learning opportunities, study-abroad opportunities and state-of-the-art resources ensure that graduates of undergraduate and graduate programs succeed after graduation and throughout their lives.

Campus Size

The University of San Diego is a private catholic university with a campus size of over 180 acres. 

Contact Information

Undergraduate Admission

Manchester Hall 5998 Alcalá Park San Diego, CA 92110, USA

(619) 260-4506

University of San Diego Real Estate Society

5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110, USA

(619) 260-7619

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