Best Real Estate Schools Near Valley Stream, NY (2026)

Valley Stream, New York has 12 accredited schools offering real estate programs, with tuition ranging from $5,252 to $68,686 per year for indexed programs. Valley Stream has a population of about 40,278. Median household income is $127,426 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 38.2% 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 Valley Stream

The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer real estate programs near Valley Stream, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Valley Stream 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 Valley Stream

Valley Stream 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.

Valley Stream at a Glance

Metric	Value	Source
Population	40,278	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income	$127,426	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+	38.2%	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)	112.6 (above U.S. average)	BEA RPP 2024

Other Valley Stream-Area Cities With Real Estate Programs

Rockville Centre, NY – 3.5 mi away (24,571 pop)
Hempstead, NY – 5.2 mi away (55,555 pop)
Garden City, NY – 5.3 mi away (22,545 pop)
Long Beach, NY – 5.6 mi away (33,717 pop)
Freeport, NY – 6.3 mi away (43,279 pop)

Frequently Asked Questions

How many accredited real estate schools are near Valley Stream, NY?

Our directory has 12 accredited schools offering real estate programs near Valley Stream. The closest is CUNY Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn, NY (13.6 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is University of Pennsylvania (92.7 miles). 9 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

What are the highest-paying real estate roles near Valley Stream?

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying real estate-related roles near Valley Stream 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 Rockville Centre instead of Valley Stream?

Rockville Centre, NY is 3.5 miles from Valley Stream 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 Valley Stream an affordable place to study real estate?

Valley Stream’s median household income of $127,426 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Valley Stream 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 Valley Stream

Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Valley Stream:

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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