Marylhurst University Launches Bachelor's, Master's Degree Programs in Real Estate

MARYLHURST, OR-Marylhurst University is validating the significance of the real estate industry with its brand new Center for Professional Real Estate Studies. The new school combines training, licensing and certification and education components to offer bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in real estate management, marketing, appraisal and finance.

Courses commence April 2, and can be taken at the university or accessed on-line from anywhere in the world. National-level authors and other specialists from each industry will be teaching the classes, says Terry Bernhardt, director of the center, a professional appraiser, and education chairman for the Oregon Chapter of the Chicago-based Appraisal Institute, the acknowledged leader in residential and commercial appraisal education, research, publishing, and professional membership.

“If you have an undergraduate degree in real estate of have been in the industry, this is the perfect opportunity to complete a degree while working full time,” says Bernhardt, who says professionals with certain licenses and certifications may earn as many as 45 credits for training and work experience. “It’s really a professional program much more than an academic one.”