University

Columbia University

MBA - Real Estate

Program overview

The Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate leverages premier intellectual capital and its New York location at the heart of global capital markets, to deliver the renowned MBA Real Estate program at Columbia Business School, offering an innovative, industry-led curriculum and a comprehensive research program led by fulltime faculty experts.

A.CRE Accelerator Members at this University

Total members: 180

University rank: 02

Last updated: October 6, 2023

Columbia Business School

665 West 130th Street, New York, NY 10027

Academic Information

Degree offered

MBA Real Estate

Length of program

2 Years

Number of Credits Required

18 credits of required core coursework, and a minimum of 42 credits of elective courses.

Mode of learning

On campus

Unique real estate academic features

The Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate produces a full calendar of activities that complements the formal curriculum. Senior-level practitioners — including many alumni — come to campus as event participants, speakers, panelists, and mentors, providing students with exceptional opportunities to gain in-depth insight into current topics of interest as well as the general culture of the real estate industry and specific firms they aspire to join.

 

Courses and disciplines/concentrations offered

  • Real Estate Finance:
  • Real Estate Transactions:
  • Real Estate Capital Markets:
  • Real Estate Project Class:
  • Social Impact Real Estate Investing and Development:
  • Real Estate Portfolio Management:
  • Global Real Estate Investment:
  • NYC Immersion Seminar:
  • Real Estate Development:
  • Real Estate Mergers and Acquisitions Workshop:
  • Advanced Real Estate Seminar:
  • Real Estate Entrepreneurship:
  • Real Estate Fundamentals:
  • EMBA: Real Estate as Asset and a Business:

Real Estate Extracurricular Opportunities

Notable traditions & events

  • Real Estate Business Plan Competition.

Real estate extracurricular activities available

  • Alumni Mentorship Program
  • Annual Real Estate Alumni Reception
  • Career Forum
  • Domestic Real Estate Treks
  • International Real Estate Treks
  • Real Estate Capital Markets Conference
  • Site Tours
  • Industry Training

Networking opportunities

  • Young Alumni Career Breakfasts.
  • Distinguished Real Estate Speaker Lunches.
  • Career Panels.

Recruiting

Average salary post graduation

$145,000

Faculty and Research

Faculty & Staff for the Program

See a list of Current Faculty here.

Distinguished real estate faculty members or research areas

Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh

Professor

Tomasz Piskorski

Professor

Mention any recent real estate research achievements or ongoing projects

Specialized software needed

  •  ARGUS Softwar

Financial Modeling

  • CompStak 
  • A.CRE  
  • Wall Street Prep

Alumni Support

Successful real estate alumni

Robert Reffkin

Founder and CEO Compass

Clelia W. Peters

Managing Partner, Era Ventures

Real estate alumni networks and associations

Accreditations and Rankings

Top Real Estate Program 2023-2024 (National)

Ranking: 03

Best Business School 2023-2024 (National)

Ranking: 11

Best National University 2023-2024

Ranking: 12

Financial Information

Tuition fees

$8,800.00 to $139,014.00 (acording to MBA guide)

Financial aid

Available.

Scholarships

Available.

General information

Where is the program housed on campus?

Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate,
645 W 130th St,
New York,
NY 10027,
United States

State of the art Facilities

The Center, which was endowed by the Milstein Family in 2001, furthers that mission by delivering compelling courses, impactful research, a wide variety of student and alumni activities, and directs all initiatives and functions related to real estate at Columbia Business School, inclusive of employer relations and career advising. The Center also provides and underwrites tools and resources for students and faculty to use both in and out of the classroom and to conduct research.

Campus Size

Columbia University is a private institution with a campus size of 36 acres

Contact Information

Admissions Office

Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate Geffen Hall 645 W. 130th Street New York, NY 10027

(212) 854-1961

Columbia Real Estate Association (REA)

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