Real Estate and Urban Land Economics


The University of Wisconsin's Department of Real Estate and Urban Land Economics is one of the oldest undergraduate academic real estate programs in the world, and one of the best, consistently ranked as one of the top three real estate programs in the United States. The Department traces its history back to Richard T. Ely's 1925 program in Land and Public Utility Economics. Other renowned faculty from prior years include Richard U. Ratcliff, Richard B. Andrews, and James Graaskamp.

Among top real estate programs, UW is renowned for its breadth, awarding Bachelors, MBA, and Ph.D. degrees.

Note: The Graaskamp Center administers the MBA program in real estate; info can be found here.

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