Best Real Estate Schools Near Rockville Centre, NY (2026)

Rockville Centre, New York has 12 accredited schools offering real estate programs, with tuition ranging from $5,252 to $68,686 per year for indexed programs. Rockville Centre has a population of about 25,770. Median household income is $144,516 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 62.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, the top-earning real estate-related role is Real Estate Sales Agent at a median $103,550 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Closest Real Estate Schools to Rockville Centre

The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer real estate programs near Rockville Centre, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Rockville Centre city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.

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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all New York schools on the New York real estate page.

Real Estate Wages Near Rockville Centre

Rockville Centre is part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (BLS area code 35620). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to New York statewide.

Occupation	Median Wage	Source	COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Real Estate Sales Agent	$103,550	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$91,963
Real Estate Broker	N/A	NY statewide	–
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Manager	$96,950	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$86,101

Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.

Rockville Centre at a Glance

Metric	Value	Source
Population	25,770	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income	$144,516	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+	62.9%	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)	112.6 (above U.S. average)	BEA RPP 2024

Other Rockville Centre-Area Cities With Real Estate Programs

Freeport, NY – 2.9 mi away (43,279 pop)
Hempstead, NY – 2.9 mi away (55,555 pop)
Valley Stream, NY – 3.5 mi away (37,673 pop)
Garden City, NY – 4.3 mi away (22,545 pop)
Long Beach, NY – 5.4 mi away (33,717 pop)

Frequently Asked Questions

How many accredited real estate schools are near Rockville Centre, NY?

Our directory has 12 accredited schools offering real estate programs near Rockville Centre. The closest is CUNY Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn, NY (16.7 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is University of Pennsylvania (95.6 miles). 9 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

What are the highest-paying real estate roles near Rockville Centre?

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying real estate-related roles near Rockville Centre are: Real Estate Sales Agent ($103,550), Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Manager ($96,950). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with New York statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Freeport instead of Rockville Centre?

Freeport, NY is 2.9 miles from Rockville Centre and has its own set of local real estate programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.

Is Rockville Centre an affordable place to study real estate?

Rockville Centre’s median household income of $144,516 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Rockville Centre while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and New York public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.

How do I verify a program is accredited?

Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.

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Other Programs Available in Rockville Centre

Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Rockville Centre:

Data verified: August 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.

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