Program Overview

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Accelerated Master’s in Real Estate, MSRE

Elevate Your Real Estate Career with an Advanced Real Estate Degree

With Roosevelt's Accelerated Completion Master's of Real Estate Program, your existing professional certification may earn credits towards your degree. Take the next step in your career and earn your degree in as little as 9 months with the Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate.

This 9-month program consists of online courses and three in-person, weekend campus meetings per semester. This program is designed for students who already have an existing real estate professional certification (such as MAI, CASE, or CCIM – please see the full list under “Accepted Certifications”). This program starts in the Fall only with applications being accepted a year in advance.

Admission Info

Location: Chicago

Start Term: Fall

• Applications can be completed entirely online.
• Prior Learning Assessment Verification.
• 3.0 undergraduate GPA.
• Resume/curriculum vitae.
• Letter of intent outlining your personal and professional goals, why you are interested in this program, and how it will help you achieve your goals.

Sample Real Estate Courses

• Real Estate Finance and Investment
• Public/Private Partnerships
• Real Estate Law

Accepted Certifications

• MAI: Appraisal Institute
• CAE: International Association of Assessing Officers
• CCIM: CCIM Institute
• ASA: American Society of Appraisers-Real Property Designee
• AACI: Appraisal Institute of Canada
• FRICS: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors-Real Property Valuation Specialist
• CNAREA: Canadian National Association of Real Estate Appraisers

WHY ROOSEVELT FOR YOUR MASTER'S

Credit for Prior Learning

Your Real Estate Professional Certification like MAI, CAE or CCIM can qualify for 12 graduate semester hours (4 courses) to save you time and money towards your degree. View the full list of accepted certifications.

Low Residency Model

With the new low-residency degree format, you will complete your coursework virtually and visit campus in-person three weekends a semester.

Focus Your Career

You’ll gain academic and practical knowledge in a broad range of industry disciplines. Deepen your knowledge in specializations like:

• project management
• real estate finance and investment
• property valuation
• real estate financial modeling

“I can’t say enough great things about the institute and how it’s helped me to impact my career and life. The institute has hands-on learning and focuses on building relationships, which I think is paramount in real estate.”

Dion Hickles, MSRE ’15
Project Manager, Comprehensive Construction Consulting, Inc.