Best college degree for real estate

[Jonathan Oakley]

Hello everyone,

I’m a senior in high school this year and I’m currently taking classes to get my real estate license so I can begin selling properties this summer. My plan is to sell throughout college, and invest into rental property with the money I make as commission, then depending on how successful I am at it, and the size of my customer base, I may open my own brokerage as well sometime after I graduate. I wanted to get some input on what everyone’s opinion is on what I should major in and what university I should attend. My two options are University of Kentucky, where I would double major in Finance and Marketing (I would also be able to room with my best friend) or Western Kentucky University where I would either major in finance or marketing, minor in entrepreneurship, and get a real estate certificate (which would give me the requirements to become a broker, I would just have to pass the exam) (i would also have to room with someone random I don’t know). I want to take the program at WKU, but I would rather be at UK, so I am having trouble deciding on where I want to go, and which one would be more beneficial. Thanks for the help!

[Joe Splitrock]

There are colleges that actually offer Bachelor Degrees in Real Estate. I think you are better off with a degree in Finance and Marketing. The number one most important skills in business are financials and marketing, so that is portable to any business or investing. As a real estate investor, I am always crunching numbers and marketing my properties.