Bachelor of Science in Business with Concentration in Real Estate Menlo College, USA

Did you ever wonder who and how that new, exciting retail center came to be? Or how a whole new town was planned and developed or an old town revived and redeveloped? Or how social media can connect you to your neighbors? Did you know that 30% of the US economy is made up of real estate businesses? If those questions (and answers) interest you, then pursuing a real estate degree at Menlo College may be for you. Menlo College is literally at the heart of one of the most exciting real estate regions in the US—30 miles from downtown Oakland which is undergoing a resurgence, 30 miles from San Francisco, a global city with highly desired real estate, and 30 miles from San Jose, which is the transportation hub of the Bay Area and undertaking a downtown redevelopment with Google taking a leading role. You will be introduced to Menlo alumni and faculty with many connections to the real estate industry in the Bay Area and around the country.

Students graduating through our real estate program go to work as commercial and residential agents and brokers, property and asset managers, facilities managers, financial analysts, public and private finance, community and commercial developers, design and construction management, due diligence and property acquisition, public engagement and entitlements, and public policy as well as corporate real estate officers. Did you know that Facebook and Google (and most large companies here in Silicon Valley and around the country) have their own in-house corporate real estate office to acquire, develop and manage the real estate that houses the company. Just think about the real estate footprint of a company like Target or Wal-Mart– even start-ups need real estate! However, if social issues are at the top of your mind – for example, homelessness, green buildings, traffic tie-ups, etc. – the public sector and public policy addresses all of those through real estate transactions, and often in complex public-private financing arrangements. So whether you are interested in the commercial housing, retail, office, or hospitality sectors, and whether you would like to work in the non-profit, for-profit or governmental sectors – they all do real estate.

Menlo students who complete two required and one elective Real Estate courses qualify to take the California Department of Real Estate basic real estate license examination, which is a prerequisite for many careers in real estate, including commercial and residential property sales and management, as well as corporate and sports facilities. Students who receive a Bachelor’s Degree in Real Estate, or a Real Estate Minor in conjunction with another bachelor’s degree, may waive the two years of work experience that is required to take the advanced real estate examination, which may open up opportunities to start their own real estate company.