University

University of Virginia

Bachelor of Science in Commerce with a Real Estate Track

Program overview

The Real Estate Track within the Bachelor of Science in Commerce provides essential understanding of the principles, perspectives, and key players in the field of real estate.

Last updated: June 11, 2024

Academic Information

Degree offered

Bachelor of Science in Commerce with a Real Estate Track

Number of Credits Required

12 credit hours

Mode of learning

On Campus

Unique real estate academic features

The Real Estate Track is tailored for fourth-year commerce students, aiming to offer a competitive advantage in the real estate industry through focused courses centered on principles, perspectives, and key players essential for categorizing and organizing industry knowledge.

Courses and disciplines/concentrations offered

Required Courses:

Fundamentals of Real Estate Analysis

PLUS one of the two following courses:

Real Estate Investment Analysis
Commercial Real Estate Seminar: Advanced Issues and Fieldwork

Elective Courses:

Project and Product Management
Marketing Research and Analytic Techniques
Negotiating for Value
Federal Taxation
Advanced Corporate Finance: Valuation & Restructuring
Advanced Corporate Finance: Investment Banking
Advanced Corporate Finance: Investment Banking
Private Equity
Real Estate Investment Analysis (if not used for required courses)
Commercial Real Estate Seminar: Advanced Issues and Fieldwork (if not used for required courses)

Real Estate Extracurricular Opportunities

Notable traditions & events

Real Estate Institute Speaker Series
Annual Real Estate Conference

Real estate extracurricular activities available

Real Estate Trek
ARGUS Training
Site Visits
Case Development

Networking opportunities

White Ruffin Byron Center for Real Estate
Real Estate Advisory Board
Virginia Undergraduate Real Estate Club
Darden Real Estate Club
Women in Real Estate Panel

Recruiting

General info on roles students fill after graduation

Real Estate Brokers
Real Estate Sales Agents
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers

Average salary post graduation

$78k

Northrop Grumman
Octagon Credit Investors
Oliver Wyman
Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO)
Paperless Parts
Peace Corps
Peak6
Penta Group International
PGIM Real Estate
Pipaya Partners
Piper Sandler
PJT Partners
Prudential
PSG Equity
Quadrant Strategies
Rabobank
Raymond James
RSM
Rudius Management LP
S3 Group
Sagamore Spirit
Salesforce
Semler Brossy
Silver Lake Partners
SnapNurse
Standard Chartered Bank
Stout Risius Ross Advisors, LLC
SunPop
Sync Agency
Teneo
Terra Alpha
The Blackstone Group LP
Truist
Two Sigma
U.S. Army
UBS
Union Square Advisors
United States Chamber of Commerce
Universal Music
University of Virginia
University of Virginia Health System
University of Virginia Investment Management Company (UVIMCO)
VaynerMedia
Venture for America
Walmart
Wells Fargo
William Blair & CompanyWindows Catering

Common employers

1906 Group LLC
49 Financial
Accenture Federal Services LLC
xpress
Americorps
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
Axial Grupo
Bain & Company
Bank of America
BreezeRFP
nancial Corporation
CapTech
CarMax, Inc.
Clark Construction Group, LLC
CMG Partners
Congressional Bank
Credit Suisse
Croft & Bender
Crown Castle
Consulting
Deloitte Digital
Dominion Energy
Eastdil Secured
EconOne
Edgemont Partners
Epic Systems
Ernst & Young
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Fifth Third Securities
FIS Global
Forvis
Harris Williams
Heather James Fine Art
Hilton Worldwide, Inc.
HKA
Houlihan Lokey
Huron Consulting Group
Imperium Data
Imprint
KeyBank
Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute (KCRI)
KPMG LLP
L.E.K. Consulting, LLC
Legacy Investing LLC
Lippincott
LLR Partners
Microsoft
National Institutes of Health
New York Yankees
Newmark Group, Inc.
Niantic

Faculty and Research

Faculty & Staff for the Program

See full list of faculty here

Distinguished real estate faculty members or research areas

Michael Gallmeyer

Interim Academic Director, White Ruffin Byron Center for Real Estate

Tim Chapman

Lecturer, Urban + Environmental Planning, Real Estate Program

Fred Rowe

Assistant Professor of Practice – Real Estate; Executive Director of the Real Estate Design and Development Certificate Program

Alumni Support

Successful real estate alumni

Evan Baum

Principal-Ares Management Corporation

Gray Layden

Principal at StepStone Real Estate

Zach Holt

Principal, Investments at Bridgeton

Real estate alumni networks and associations

UVA Alumni in Real Estate

Accreditations and Rankings

Awards or recognition

Dana. (2024, February 7). McIntire Rises to #1 Academic Experience and Holds at #4 U.S. Undergrad Business Program in Poets&Quants. Experience Mcintire. https://experience.mcintire.virginia.edu/news/mcintire-top-academic-experience-4-us-undergrad-business-program-poetsquants-rankings/