Real Estate at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA · Bachelor's Degree · about 112 graduates a year

$68,078
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$95,576
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$84,821
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#7 of 25
Rank by pay
#11 of 25
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,529
Median federal debt

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University graduates in real estate earn 13% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 28% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Compares for Real Estate

All 25 colleges reporting real estate earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$143,977$131,010#2$98,763
2Villanova University Villanova, PA$131,911$134,155#1$75,702
3New York University New York, NY$130,716$124,415#4$74,912
4University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$120,483$125,368#3$73,239
5Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX$103,547$105,277#5$68,246
6Marquette University Milwaukee, WI$99,583$103,621#6$58,246
7Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$95,576$87,031#11$68,078
8Baylor University Waco, TX$94,027$95,598#8$57,834
9Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$91,213$97,338#7$72,769
10Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$90,764$86,389#12$59,396

Other Majors at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$144,103$96,432#19 of 459
Computer Engineering$122,026$86,636#33 of 189
Applied Mathematics$117,990$82,275#8 of 45
Industrial Engineering$116,641$82,437#5 of 94
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$108,726$77,877#16 of 126
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$106,633$76,856#9 of 59
Chemical Engineering$106,011$82,382#25 of 158
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$104,839$83,364#63 of 258
Finance and Financial Management Services$102,902$66,601#38 of 452
Construction Engineering$102,699$82,627#5 of 13
Engineering Mechanics$101,509$81,735—
Accounting and Related Services$99,528$70,303#54 of 796
Mechanical Engineering$96,376$78,280#70 of 318
Business/Managerial Economics$95,271—#13 of 84
Construction Management$95,165$76,246#23 of 57
Mining and Mineral Engineering$94,397$74,793#5 of 7
Statistics$94,300$62,598#20 of 50
Physics$92,746$58,061#18 of 107
Economics$92,653$56,261#92 of 368
Materials Engineering$90,828$66,888#20 of 34
Agricultural Engineering$88,315$75,434#8 of 26
Civil Engineering$88,142$74,285#73 of 233
Marketing$86,338$56,417#43 of 516
Engineering-Related Fields$81,618$56,513#30 of 33
Food Science and Technology$80,161$56,274#5 of 29
Business Administration, Management and Operations$80,023$60,678#140 of 1176
Political Science and Government$75,687$42,114#59 of 565
Architecture$75,074$56,708#12 of 78
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$74,005$25,414#1 of 50
Chemistry$73,395$45,513#49 of 209

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University real estate graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $68,078 one year after graduating and $95,576 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University rank for real estate?

Among 25 colleges reporting earnings for real estate graduates, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ranks #7 by median pay four years after graduation, and #11 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is real estate at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 13% more than the national median for real estate ($84,821), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,529.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.