• UCLA Master of Real Estate Development (MRED)

    Prepare for the future of real estate

  • UCLA Master of Real Estate Development (MRED)

    Prepare for the future of real estate

Build a Better Future — for Everyone

The world is changing and so is the future of real estate development. Advance your career and build your professional network with the one-year, STEM-designated UCLA Master of Real Estate Development (MRED) degree; an innovative graduate program educating skilled changemakers to tackle our most pressing social and environmental challenges. UCLA is the best place to study real estate.

Learn the full breadth of foundational skills to enter the industry and contribute on day one in real estate development, asset management, finance, investment and consulting.

A New Kind of MRED Program

  • 70% of courses taught by industry leaders
  • Access resources across the No. 1 public university in the U.S.
  • Study sustainability and new building technologies
  • Learn about emerging trends and gain in-demand, leading-edge skills
  • Gain a global perspective in the diverse and dynamic city of Los Angeles
  • Grow your career through the extensive Bruins real estate network
  • Innovative, holistic curriculum and comprehensive career development
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Career and Mentoring

With tailored coursework and hands-on mentoring experiences, our graduates enter the real estate field with state-of-the-art knowledge, skills and connections to make an immediate, lasting impact.

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Degree Requirements and Curriculum

The MRED program offers individualized, practice-oriented training to guide a generation of real estate professionals who can respond to the urban challenges and opportunities of the 21st century.

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Our People

In addition to our distinguished UCLA faculty, real estate and urban development industry partners will join in administering, teaching and delivering the MRED curriculum.

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Admissions

We welcome students from various specialties, including business, management, architecture and more. As a STEM-designated program, we also offer unique opportunities for international students to work in the U.S. following graduation.

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The UCLA Difference

What sets our program apart is its focus on the context of the broader real estate profession, its unique blend of academic rigor and practical relevance, and its interdisciplinary approach leveraging expertise from across the UCLA campus, drawing upon decades of cutting-edge research and policy analysis about real estate at the nation’s No. 1 public university.

Distinguished and innovative real estate and urban development practitioners will join UCLA faculty in administering, teaching and delivering the MRED curriculum. Campus partners include the Ziman Center for Real Estate, housed at the Anderson School of Management, and UCLA Law, as well as numerous UCLA Luskin research centers.

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Our Industry Partners

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We are exceedingly proud of our program’s esteemed industry partners – leaders and changemakers in the real estate field who support our program with advising and advocacy.

Our graduates will shape the future of real estate, alongside guidance and mentoring from global real estate experts.

Marty Borko
Urban Land Institute

Cecilia Estolano
Estolano Advisors

Carolyn Hull
City of LA Economic and Workforce Development

Wendy Greuel
LA City Controller (former)

Gadi Kaufmann
RCLCO Real Estate Consulting

Deborah La Franchi
SDS Capital

Dennis Lopez
QuadReal Property Group

George Mihlsten
Latham & Watkins LLP

Murray McQueen
Northmarq Fund Management

Austin Richter
Zephyr

Jonathan Shum
Related California

Arturo Sneider
Primestor Development

Michael Van Konynenberg
Eastdil Secured

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Testimonials

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Greg Morrow

MRED Executive Director

“As a dynamic and resilient region with a robust, diversified economy, Los Angeles is an ideal living laboratory to study real estate. Our MRED students will have an opportunity to study and make a positive impact on climate change, the housing crisis, rising inequity, post-pandemic changes to how we work, and positioning real estate as a core part of a diverse and resilient opportunity economy.”

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Vinit Mukhija

MRED Founding Director

“Done well, with sensitivity to environmental challenges and the needs of diverse urban populations, real estate development can contribute to sustainability, equity and quality of life. Real estate can and should be a force for positive change, and the UCLA Master of Real Estate Development prepares its students to lead this change.”

Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris

Interim Dean, UCLA Luskin

“This is a transformative opportunity to train and diversify a new generation of real estate professionals who can best respond to the needs for more and more affordable housing, climate-adaptive and green-building technologies, and age-friendly developments. We envision this as building a better future for our cities.”

UCLA Luskin | A place for meaningful change

The world is changing and so is the future of real estate development. Increasing homelessness demands new affordable housing. Climate change requires adaptive and sustainable building methods. An aging population needs senior-friendly homes and neighborhoods. Remote work and online retail necessitate the repurposing of commercial buildings.

The UCLA MRED program builds on the Luskin School’s mission to create agents of change, focusing on public service, sustainability and equity. From planning to finance to design, decisions about what to build and where to build influence equity and sustainability in ways that are often neglected in traditional real estate development programs.

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Get in Touch

Sean Campbell
Associate Director of Admissions & Recruitment
sean@luskin.ucla.edu
(310) 825-8957

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Upcoming Info Sessions

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UCLA MRED Networking Event

Dec 18 @ 5:30 pm-7:00 pmRios

Interested in the new Master of Real Estate Development program at UCLA Luskin? Come meet faculty, the admissions team and industry professionals at this networking event.

MRED Admissions Webinar #1

Jan 13 @ 6:00 pm-7:30 pmZoom

Get acquainted with the advantages of a Master of Real Estate Development degree from UCLA Luskin without needing to set foot on campus. Come learn about: • The field of […]

MRED Admissions Webinar #2

Feb 5 @ 6:00 pm-7:30 pmZoom

Get acquainted with the advantages of a Master of Real Estate Development degree from UCLA Luskin without needing to set foot on campus. Come learn about: • The field of […]

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