M.S. in Global Real Assets: Lead the Future of Real Estate and Infrastructure
Make Investment Decisions with Impact
Rising interest rates, increasing environmental concerns, and a heightened focus on the built environment’s impact on climate change have dramatically transformed the real estate industry. Today, more than ever, the industry requires professionals who are well-versed in the evolving real estate and infrastructure landscape and possess the expertise to drive meaningful change.
Georgetown’s M.S. in Global Real Assets program offers a cutting-edge experience that integrates concepts of real estate, infrastructure, global capital flows and finance, and sustainability to uniquely equip students to understand the changing landscape and be highly competitive in the job market.
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Why Choose a Degree in Global Real Assets from Georgetown?
Gain a Competitive Edge in the Job Market
Students learn how to make investment decisions across all areas of the built environment – from traditional real estate to infrastructure and issues of sustainability and governance – and then gain real-world experience working with organizations to underwrite live deals with tools like ARGUS during real estate clinics. As a result, students build employable skills that give them an advantage in job interviews.
Leverage the McDonough and Steers Center Partnership
Through a unique collaboration between Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business and the Steers Center for Global Real Estate, MS-GRA students gain access to the school’s renowned business education and faculty expertise, and are further enriched by the center’s extensive network of influential leaders, exposure to global real estate companies, and intentional experiential programming – including a structured mentorship program to gain meaningful investment insights from industry experts, guest lectures, and networking events.
Engage with a Global Gateway Real Estate Market
Our location at Georgetown’s Capitol Campus in the heart of Washington, D.C.’s dynamic real estate market offers unparalleled access to industry leaders, policymakers, and regulators at some of the most influential real estate companies and governmental organizations, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Reserve.
Experience a Values-Based Approach to Business
The study of real assets at Georgetown McDonough also includes a focus on how to optimize resources to support the environmental, social, and economic development of our world. Students take courses rooted in principled leadership, service learning, and developing a global mindset to build the business acumen and outlook needed to address how real estate professionals can address society’s most complex challenges, from climate change to affordable housing.