Should Universities Create a Real Estate Investing Degree?

[Avery Rustad]

My thesis statement goes as follows: 

The University of Minnesota should offer a real estate investing degree that enables students to use a student loan to make a down payment on an investment property. A percentage of the profits and the home’s equity would go to the university, while the rest remains with the student. This equity and profit sharing can be used to pay off the student loan while gaining excellent experience in real estate investing, personal finance, and accounting.

My idea is that many high school and existing college students would be fascinated by this degree path, and both parties would profit. Obviously, not every investment works out, but I will explain the insurance plan later in the paper so try not to worry about that right now. 

What are your thoughts on this degree?

[Jerry Lucker]

In my experience there are much cheaper, better, and faster ways to learn real estate investing than plodding through several expensive years of college. Many college courses in business and similar disciplines are taught by instructors that have no real world experience.