Nathan S. Collier Master of Science in Real Estate

About the MS in Real Estate program

Make your aspirations happen through a program fully attuned to the real estate market and the requisite skills for establishing yourself:

• The Kelley A. Bergstrom Real Estate Center: The center’s mission is to uncover data-driven insights that shape real estate practices and policies, while empowering the next generation of professionals through mentorship.
• Ring Speaker Series: Each year, 8-10 prominent real estate professionals come to Warrington to talk about industry trends and meet our students.
• Career Preparation: Real estate faculty, Bergstrom Center staff, the Center’s industry advisory board, alumni, and Warrington’s Business Career Services (BCS) office fully invest in you. Along with career fairs, resume reviews, mock interviews, and strategic guidance, the relationships you develop help you secure a placement in line with your skills by graduation.
• “Capstone” Class: You’ll work in small groups and compete for the capstone trophy. You’ll analyze “live” case studies submitted by industry friends. Cases are centered on private equity, development, or other commercial real estate sectors.
• Student organizations: Professional relationship building relies on both lateral and vertical connections. Groups like the student run Real Estate Society help you forge both relationships and provide access to professional development programming.
• Case competitions: Draw up detailed investment or development plans based on a sponsor’s challenge, and present your ideas for prize money.
• International study tour: You’ll internationally, to locales such as to Santiago, Chile, for a week-long experiential learning opportunity, where you’ll obtain practical, first-hand exposure to international real estate markets.
• No-cost membership in industry organizations: This includes the Pension Real Estate Association, the Urban Land Institute, and ICSC (a shopping center organization). PREA membership provides access to their quarterly magazine, research reports, industry survey results, webinars, and videos.

Scholarships and tuition assistance

Ready for a rising career in real estate? Warrington’s 10-month, hands-on program puts you on an upward trajectory, all while keeping debt down.

Our tuition already falls below average market rates. Lower your costs further based on how you’ll apply:

• Scholarships: All accepted Master of Science in Real Estate students are considered for our Private scholarship funds. Other scholarship awards must be applied for by the applicant or student directly.
• Florida Bright Futures: Are you surging ahead through the combination track? Florida Bright Futures recipients who graduated with their bachelor’s degree in seven semesters/105 credits or less may be eligible to apply remaining Florida Bright Futures funding to the first semester of the MS in Real Estate program.
• Florida Prepaid students: Once accepted into the combination program, Florida Prepaid students may apply any remaining prepaid funds toward graduate tuition.
• The costs at the following links reflect estimated expenses. Your costs may vary.
  Domestic costs
  International costs
  Net price calculator

How to earn a graduate degree in real estate at Warrington

Picture a career planning projects, procuring investments and observing market demand through one of the following pathways:

• Traditional full-time program: Designed for those returning from the work force or recent graduates, this intensive, 10-month program empowers you with know-how and the ability to network confidently to enter or move up in the real estate field.
• Combination degree: You’ve gotten a glimpse — perhaps with the undergraduate Real Estate minor, the Real Estate Society or the Finance Professional Development Program — and are ready for more. If accepted, you’ll begin master’s coursework while finishing bachelor’s requirements, arriving at the job market fully prepared and credentialed. Learn more about our combination degrees.
• Joint programs: Customize your career and diversify the directions open to you with an MS in Real Estate plus a JD, master’s, Ph.D. or professional degree. Learn more about our joint specialized master’s programs.
• Graduate Real Estate Minor or an MBA with a Real Estate concentration: Utilize your electives to explore developments, deals and all the financial and economic factors going into real estate.

How to apply to the MS in Real Estate program

MSRE candidate requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or a four-year international equivalent.
• 3.2 GPA for the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework.
• Ability to work with and comprehend numerical/analytical concepts.
• Prior work experience, including summer internships, is preferred (non-real estate experience may apply).
• A statement of purpose (400-600 words) that explains how the MS in Real Estate aligns with your future goals. Please emphasize your motivations for applying to the program, why you think you are a competitive candidate, and how the program fits into your future goals.
• Resume or curriculum vitae (C.V.) covering all post-high school education and employment, international affiliations and research funding. Please use the following template.
• Two or more letters of recommendation from a supervisor. Recommendations from student/peer leaders will not be accepted.
• Official or unofficial transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended. Send electronically or mailed in a sealed, signed and unopened envelope to Graduate Admissions.
• $30 application fee.
• Combination degree candidates: Refer to requirements for combination degree students.
• International candidates: Refer to requirements for international students, including English proficiency and transcript evaluations.
  
  Joint program student must already be enrolled in the JD program.