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Study the Real Estate Concentration in Finance at MTSU's Jones College of Business. High-demand field with vast economic impact.
Finance, Real Estate Concentration, B.B.A.
The Real Estate Concentration is in the Bachelor of Business Administration degree program in Finance and is offered through the Jones College of Business at MTSU.
It has been said that the game of football is an exercise in acquiring real estate. Teams face each other and push their way into the opponent's territory, increasing their real estate holdings while shrinking their adversary's home turf. Football is big business and so is real estate. It is estimated that nearly two-thirds of the fixed, tangible wealth in the United States is represented by real estate holdings.
Employment in real estate and the construction industry typically accounts for five to seven percent of the total U.S. labor force. New real estate construction makes up about ten percent of our nation's annual gross national product. As an industry, real estate transactions score billions of dollars every year.
In addition to meeting the Jennings A. Jones College of Business requirements, a major in Finance with a Real Estate concentration consists of 27 semester hours of finance and requires a minimum 2.00 GPA. At least 50 percent of the required major hours must be taken in residence at MTSU.
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Finance, Real Estate Concentration, B.B.A.
The MTSU Career Development Center serves as a centralized placement service and coordinates recruiting visits by a large number of companies who regularly visit the MTSU campus. Additionally, the real estate industry works closely with MTSU faculty members who teach real estate degree courses. These contacts produce internships, part-time work, and full-time employment opportunities.
Careers in real estate include:
- Appraiser
- Broker
- Buyer and rehabber of houses and apartments
- Consultant
- Contractor
- Corporate asset manager
- Direct equity investor
- Home inspector
- Land developer
- Mortgage lender
- Property manager
- Relocation specialist
- Research and education professional
- Shopping center manager
- Syndication and real estate securities professional
- Title analyst/insurance broker
- Urban planner
- Writer/public relations practitioner
Employers of MTSU real estate degree alumni include:
- Bank of America
- Parks Realty
- Cushman and Wakefield
- Durham Realty and Auction Co.
- Exit Realty
- FirstBank Mortgage
- Integra Realty Resources
- Keller Williams Realty
- Red Realty
- Turley Martin Tucker Commercial Real Estate Services
- Turner and Associates Realty, Inc.
- United Financial Mortgage Corporation
- Wells Fargo Bank
- Ole South Properties
MTSU’s Career Development Center
MTSU offers a comprehensive Career Development Center that serves students throughout the full student experience and beyond. They collaborate with faculty and staff to equip students with the tools to be marketable to the world of work and continuing education.
Students can schedule an appointment or check online resources and job boards at mtsu.edu/career.
Students can find current internship opportunities by talking to faculty and visiting the University job and internship board called Handshake.
Wondering what you can do with your major? Check out our What Can I Do with A Major In guides.
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