Master of Land and Property Development in Land and Property Development at Texas A&M University

Programme overview

The Master of Land and Property Development is an entrepreneurship-oriented programme combining business and finance with physical planning, design and construction to prepare students for the real estate development industry. It requires 32 credit hours (thesis) or 36 (non-thesis) and is approved for asynchronous distance education.

Faculty: Architecture | Department: Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning | Duration: 32 credit hours (thesis) or 36 (non-thesis) | Study mode: full-time | Location: College Station, TX, United States

What you will study

Training covers due diligence, site analysis, entitlements, project management, and market and financial analysis. The thesis option includes a research proposal, thesis and final examination; distance non-thesis students complete a final project.

Career pathways

Real estate development industry.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Texas A&M University graduate admission (applies to all graduate programmes): an accredited baccalaureate degree of at least three years or equivalent, with a scholastic record showing ability to do graduate-level work over at least the last two years of full-time study (no numeric minimum GPA set university-wide; programmes may set higher requirements). International applicants show English proficiency with TOEFL iBT 80 (taken before 21 Jan 2026) or 4.5 with at least 4.0 per section (taken on or after 21 Jan 2026), TOEFL Essentials 8.5, or IELTS Academic 6.0 overall; exemptions include a full baccalaureate or higher completed in the US, GRE Verbal 146 or GMAT Verbal 77, and citizens of listed English-speaking countries. A standardized test is required only if the programme requires it. Application fee $65 (US citizens and permanent residents) or $90 (international).

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate admission is handled by each programme; applicants apply through the Texas A&M GraduateCAS or the programme's own application, and deadlines are set by the department.

The graduate application processing fee is $65, in addition to the centralized application service fee. Deadlines and required documents are set by each department; GRE score code 6003 (non-engineering) and 4119 (engineering).

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