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University of San Diego

Bachelor of Business Administration with a Minor in Real Estate

Program overview

The Real Estate Minor offers students the opportunity to explore contemporary real estate trends, comprehend fundamental legal and ethical principles, and gain proficiency in the best practices of financial investing.

Last updated: June 20, 2024

Knauss School of Business

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

2007

Academic Information

Degree offered

Bachelor of Business Administration with a Minor in Real Estate

Number of Credits Required

19 credits

Mode of learning

On Campus

Unique real estate academic features

The minor is tailored for students majoring in finance, economics, and architecture, providing them with the opportunity to carve out a distinctive career niche. It emphasizes the establishment of a robust conceptual understanding of real estate within their studies.

Courses and disciplines/concentrations offered

Required Lower-Division Courses:

  • Principles of Financial Accounting
  • Principles of Microeconomics

Required Upper-Division Courses:

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

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

Real Estate Extracurricular Opportunities

Notable traditions & events

  • ARGUS University Challenge
  • 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

  • Corporate Real Estate Advisors
  • Real Estate Analyst
  • Tax Associate
  • Acquisitions and Development Analyst

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

Alexander Splinter

Real Estate Analyst at Braebury Homes Corporation

Cort Nickolaisen

Chief Operating Officer-Interwest Pacific, Ltd.

Catherine Neukranz

Director of Activation, Events and Tenant Engagement - One Paseo, Kilroy Realty Corp

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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