REAL ESTATE

Specialization

WISCONSIN FULL-TIME MBA PROGRAM

Navigate dynamic real estate markets leveraging a solid business foundation.

EXPERIENCE THE REAL ESTATE SPECIALIZATION ADVANTAGE.Accelerate your career with a top-ranked Wisconsin MBA. Wisconsin’s specialization approach gives you unmatched depth in real estate along with a general management core. Whether you want to manage million-dollar portfolios or develop affordable housing projects, you will be positioned to make an immediate impact in your organization—or start your own real estate business.

Get the breadth of knowledge to improve communities and make the right decisions in a demanding market. With specialized courses in real estate law, valuation, Argus lease analysis, economics, and urban development, this one-of-a-kind immersion in real estate far exceeds what other top MBA programs offer and sets you up to excel in the job you want.

Work directly with business leaders and peers to manage real assets and solve real estate challenges. The Applied Real Estate Investment Track (AREIT) allows interested students the rare opportunity to manage a live portfolio of publicly traded real estate investments worth $1.5 million. Case competitions, guest lectures by industry leaders, capstone courses, Real Estate Club, global study tours, and major industry conferences prepare you for real estate leadership.

Connect with the Wisconsin School of Business Real Estate Alumni Association (WREAA) that is passionately engaged in the success of our students. Now in its 40th year, the WREAA includes more than 2,000 accomplished leaders with deep real estate experience and a passion for giving back. Members provide one-on-one mentoring, conduct mock interviews, and make valuable business introductions. In an industry that prioritizes meaningful relationships, these alumni help you plug into an immediate network of leaders in the field.

Attributes of students who succeed in real estate

• Passion for real estate

• Hardworking

• Confident

• Presentation skills

• Take initiative

• Connectors

• Financial literacy

• Level-headed

Graduates get offers for roles such as

The James A. Graaskamp Center

for Real Estateconnects you with the industry resources and

leaders you need to launch your real estate career

$84,458AVERAGE BASE

SALARY(2016)

$8,375AVERAGE

SIGING BONUS(2016)

92%OF STUDENTS RECEIVED FULL-TIME JOB OFFERS (within three months of

graduation, 2016)

Employment outcomes

Graduates get offers for roles such as• REIT Analyst • Development Associate

• Senior Financial Analyst• Vice President

The specialization is supported by the James A. Graaskamp Center

for Real Estate.

Named for the late James A. Graaskamp, a legendary

figure in real estate education at Wisconsin,

the Center serves as your link to alumni and

the professional real estate community. The Center’s highly engaged advisory board includes accomplished, industry-connected executives at

major companies including Allstate Investments, U.S. Bancorp, Bank of

America Merrill Lynch, and Prudential Mortgage Capital

Company. In addition to sponsoring the annual

Global Real Estates Market conference in New York, the Center connects you

with a dedicated network of alumni and board members

who are happy to provide mentorship, résumé

reviews, mock interviews, and opportunities for select

internships and careers.

Hiring employersSpecialization focus and small program size

mean you have unrestricted access to top hiring employers, many of which recruit on campus:

• Northwestern Mutual Real Estate• Bentall Kennedy• JPMorgan Chase • BlackRock, Inc. • Continental Properties Company, Inc.• Health Care REIT• Essex Property Trust, Inc.• CapitalSource• Allianz Real Estate Investments

• Green Street Advisors, LLC• Freddie Mac• Starbucks • U.S. Bank• Altus Group• Pacific Life Insurance Company• Spirit Realty Capital• USAA Real Estate Company• Cantor Fitzgerald/Cantor Commercial Real Estate

THE WISCONSIN MBA EXPERIENCE Focused, Close-Knit, Collaborative

This highly selective, specialized program gives you unparalleled, individual academic attention and exceptional industry exposure. As an added value you get a social experience influenced by the energy of a Big Ten campus. Leadership opportunities abound through student-led campus and School groups, case competitions, and team projects. The Wisconsin MBA takes you farther, faster as it forges relationships and opens doors.

Dedicated staff knows you by name Our staff and career advising team provides one-on-one support from admissions through graduation and job placement. These are dedicated people who know you by name and are passionate about championing your academic and career success in real estate.

Timothy Riddiough, Faculty DirectorTim is an expert on credit risk in mortgage lending, mortgage securitization, and REIT markets, and serves as the director of the highly selective Applied Real Estate Securities Analysis (AREIT) Track. He is an active participant in

the commercial real estate industry, speaking often on current issues, and is a member of NAREIT’s investment advisory council. Tim applies his knowledge and research in real estate to teach and arrange applied learning classes.

Nichole Monzon, MBA Career CoachNichole will be your dedicated career specialist from the time before you land on campus through interviews, offer evaluation, and negotiation coaching. Her career at UW–Madison has focused on advising and

coaching MBA students and veterans for job search, interview preparation and general career development. A former linguist with the United States Air Force, Nichole is also experienced in training military personnel and their families as a career transition trainer and community readiness specialist.

Wisconsin Full-Time MBA Program OfficeWisconsin School of Business

University of Wisconsin–Madison

go.wisc.edu/mba-re | mba@wsb.wisc.edu | 608-262-4000

Let’s continue the conversation

Sharon McCabe, Associate DirectorSharon is actively involved in recruiting real estate students and serves as the

faculty advisor to the UW Real Estate Club. With more than 20 years’ experience as a market analyst, appraiser, and assessor, Sharon applies her firsthand real estate expertise to help you identify internship and full-time employment opportunities. sharon.mccabe@wisc.edu

Betsy Kacizak, Admissions Director Betsy excels at walking you through the admissions process, including helping guide you

toward the specialization that best fits your passions and career aspirations. She has expertise as a leader in the field of graduate admissions. She has worked for the Wisconsin School of Business for 11 years and worked for seven years at Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). betsy.kacizak@wisc.edu