New York, New York · Private Non-Profit
Real Estate Development at Columbia University in the City of New York
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 178 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~178
- Schools with reported signal
- 15
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 4%
- Graduation rate
- 96.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $21,590/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $86,360
- Median debt
- $21,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $102,491/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 15 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 5.5x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($2,669 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($21,394 above). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 33% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · 0.2% reported share · $20,111 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 0.4% reported share · $12,470 net A+ University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · 0.0% reported share · $14,091 net A Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ · 0.1% reported share · $14,967 net B 
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK · 0.0% reported share · $15,300 net B University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA · 0.0% reported share · $21,565 net B 
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ · 0.2% reported share · $16,674 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Real Estate Development accounts for 2% of reported programs at Columbia University in the City of New York, which is bigger than 93% of schools in this field set and 5.5x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 178 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Columbia University in the City of New York's average net price is $21,590 per year, about $86,360 over four years. That is $2,669 below the $24,259 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $102,491 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $21,394 above the $81,097 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Columbia University in the City of New York #5 of 15 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.