B.S. Real Estate Property Management

A career in Real Estate Property Management is one of the best-kept secrets in the real estate industry. UW-Stout's Bachelor of Science degree in Real Estate Property Management will prepare you for a successful career in an industry with rapidly expanding U.S. and international job opportunities. The program provides a solid foundation in real estate principles for a career that combines sales and customer service, with marketing, management, design, construction and development.

Our distinguished and experienced faculty of real estate professionals will teach you the critical facets of finance, law, sales and leasing, market analysis, real estate development and property asset management. You'll leave the university with all the educational requirements necessary for your real estate sales license and the Institute of Real Estate Management's ARM, ACoM and CPM certifications.

The B.S. in Real Estate Property Management provides a comprehensive and challenging academic experience that prepares graduates to be leaders in the property management profession. Property management is the administration, operation, marketing, and maintenance of real property in order to achieve the objectives of the property’s owner. Property managers are in a service business and work closely with both the owners of the properties they manage and the tenants and residents who reside and work within these properties.

The field of property management is growing steadily because of three concurrent trends: (1) the simultaneous growth of the population and its requirements for space has increased the total number of all types of buildings, (2) a larger percentage of real estate is considered investment property and (3) there is increasingly wide acceptance of the fact that real estate management requires special training and education.

There is a growing sophistication and professionalism in the management of both residential and commercial property. A professional property manager has to possess a diverse skill set in the areas of finance, accounting, tenant and employee relations and laws affecting these properties. The degree program is designed to prepare students for this by drawing widely from courses in the disciplines of business, management, construction, service management, retail and hospitality.