<p>hillbillie is so wrong on so many levels. There ARE some very good RE programs out there for undergrads. There also are many large real estate firms that have little to do with home appraisal, selling houses, or being a low level mortgage broker. Usually RE majors at good schools get pref over finance majors for these jobs.<br>
The better RE firms manage billions in investments for various pension funds and other big $$$$$ investors. I worked at one (Pru Capital-RE) for about 8 years and it’s a very good and high level career.<br>
Undergrad RE majors from my school (Wisconsin) had higher salaries than finance majors in the same job (analyst). And both were well above all the business grad averages. Many were hired to be RE division analysts at major Ibanks. Places VERY hard to get into as a regular finance major.</p>
<p>The jobs are interesting and more enjoyable to me than just pure fiannce. You are working with real projects in real cities–things you can touch and feel. Every time I drive by The Trump Tower in Vegas I can say I had a hand in that when it was still just on paper.</p>