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What can you do with a
Real Estate Development degree?

Real Estate Development is mid-paying, AI barely touches it, but escape routes are thin.

Is this major worth the money?

Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.
77.8 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$4k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$49,353
Typical debt
$17,375
4-yr net cost
$127,708
Monthly loan payment
$198/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

4 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Information Technology Project Managersstretch
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$131,375
Information Technology Project Managersleap
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$80,111
Urban and Regional Plannersleap
AI risk 10 → 48 future · +3.4% demand
$78,499
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managerscommon
AI risk 17 → 44 future · +3.6% demand
$76,960
● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown
How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk), then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes. ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.