Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Real Estate Management

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Earn a doctorate degree in Real Estate Management, help build the future

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Real Estate Management degree is a unique program designed to meet the long-standing needs of real estate management field in commercial and residential real estate technology.

The world of commercial and residential real estate is evolving rapidly. The days of hard copy papers, day-long guided tours of properties for real estate agents, companies, and government are quickly disappearing. New technology, such as Zillow and Trulia, is spreading rapidly through commercial real estate at an even faster pace than smartphone applications and have changed the world of single-family home sales in residential real estate. The breadth of the change is also much broader and deeper now for both the commercial and residential real estate sectors.

The completion of the PhD in Real Estate Management requires the student to produce, present, and defend a doctoral dissertation after receiving the required approvals from the student’s Committee and the PhD Review Board.

There are two options for completion of this PhD program. Under the dissertation option, the student will produce, present, and defend a doctoral dissertation after receiving the required approvals from the student’s Committee and the Ph.D. Review Board. Under the publication option, the student will produce, present, and defend their original doctoral research after receiving the required approvals from the student’s Committee and the Ph.D. Review Board. The student must also publish three works of original research in a scholarly peer-reviewed journal(s) of high stature. Two of the three published works may be in a peer reviewed conference proceeding if the conference is international.

This program may be completed with a minimum of 60 credit hours, but may require additional credit hours, depending on the time required to complete the dissertation/publication research. Students who are not prepared to defend after completion of the 60 credits will be required to enroll in RSC-899, a one-credit, eight-week continuation course. Students are required to be continuously enrolled/registered in the RSC-899 course until they successfully complete their dissertation defense/exegesis.

The PhD program offers 2 degree completion requirement options.

1. Dissertation Option: the student will produce, present, and defend a doctoral dissertation after receiving the required approvals from the student’s Committee and the PhD Review Boards.
2. Publication Option: the student will produce, present, and defend doctoral research that is published as articles (3 required) in peer reviewed journals identified by the university and the student’s Committee. Students must receive the required approvals from the student’s Committee and the PhD Review Board prior to publication.

Prior Achieved Credits May Be Accepted

Tuition & Fees

Tuition rates are subject to change.

The following rates are in effect for the 2024-2025 academic year, beginning in Fall 2024 and continuing through Summer 2025:

• The application fee is $100
• The per-credit charge for doctorate courses is $950. This is the same for in-state and out-of-state students.
• Retired military receive a $50 per credit hour tuition discount
• Active duty military receive a $100 per credit hour tuition discount for doctorate level coursework.
• Information technology fee $40 per credit hour.
• High School and Community College full-time faculty and full-time staff receive a 20% discount on tuition for doctoral programs.

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