• 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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Meet Our Executive Director

Explore Our Program

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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.

Our Industry Partners

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.

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.

Get in Touch

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

Schedule an appointment here!