Day-one ready.
The Real Estate concentration at UNC Kenan-Flagler offers you a unique combination of both real estate development and finance. Innovative hands-on training, like our student managed real estate fund, give you real-world real estate experience so you’ll stand out to top employers and be ready on day one.
You’ll skip “learning on the job” in your new role because you’ll have already mastered essential, foundational skills as an MBA student.
Lead the future of real estate with a UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA, ranked #8 Best Real Estate Program by U.S. News & World Report.
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Our Real Estate concentration forms the largest real estate MBA class in the country. Over 10% of each Full-Time MBA cohort pursues this concentration. Our 2025 real estate MBA graduates received an average base salary of $125,000.
Utilizing the support of the Leonard W. Wood Center for Real Estate Studies, our graduates emerge prepared for a versatile and resilient career in real estate through opportunities that include:
- Student-managed real estate private equity fund, development capstone course, and an affordable housing practicum give you real-world real estate experience.
- Exclusive insights from C-Suite level real estate professionals as part of the Executives in Residence program.
- Dedicated faculty, staff, and alumni invested in your success, forming a community of experts you will tap into during the program and beyond.
- Top recruiters from Affinius Capital, AvalonBay, Eastdil Secured, Edens, Greystar, Hines, Invesco, Jefferies, JP Morgan, Trammell Crow Company, Trammell Crow Residential, Welltower, and more.
"What drew me to UNC Kenan-Flagler was the Wood Center for Real Estate Studies’ curriculum—deeply grounded in real-world application and industry relevance."