MBA/Master of Sustainable Real Estate Development

Program Overview

Play a leading role in building communities that are economically and environmentally stable.

At Tulane, our dual MBA/Master of Sustainable Real Estate Development degree equips you with the real-world expertise to make informed decisions as a sustainably minded, business-savvy leader. Offered in partnership with our School of Architecture, you’ll gain advanced training in analytics, finance and sustainable urbanism and design.

You’ll graduate with the qualitative and quantitative knowledge to tackle the short-term and long-term challenges of our rapidly changing built world.

Neal Talaske

Student Spotlight

“The MBA and Master of Sustainable Real Estate Development program is catered for anyone who comes into it to have a good sense of sustainability and real estate by the time they come out. It filled in a lot of gaps for me professionally, giving me a more level platform to then take the next step in my career.”

- Neal Talaske (MBA/MSRED ’21), Project Designer, Tesla

The Freeman Experience

Freeman provides opportunities to consult with a startup, dive deep into the energy industry, connect with peers at institutions around the world or continue your education with a non-degree program. This along with signature classes, project-based courses and exceptional facilities allows Freeman to emphasize action learning by giving students the hands-on experience that they will use on the first day of their career and throughout their professional lives.

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MBA/MSRED Curriculum

Our full-time, two-year MBA/Master of Sustainable Real Estate Development program introduces you to fundamental real estate principles, tenets of social and economic sustainability and methods for sustainable design and urbanism. You’ll also build a strong foundation in business practices, analytical reasoning and financial modeling.

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Project-Based Learning

Your 40 credit hours within the Architecture School completing the graduate degree in sustainable real estate will immerse you in the industry through real-world application of theory along with current development projects. 

Industry-Driven Business Courses

Your 50 credit hours within Tulane’s MBA program will give you a broad foundation in business disciplines including finance and marketing as well as knowledge in analytics, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG). 

Directed Research Projects

During your two years at Tulane, you’ll collaborate with a business or organization to complete a research project in both your real estate and business classes. Prior research partners include IBM, Indeed, the City of New Orleans and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.