
Executive Master of Real Estate
Start date
5 februari 2026
Duration
2 months per module/18 months master degree
Language
Dutch
Costs
€ 38500
CPD points
Aedes, VBA, NRVT, VastgoedCert
Degree
Master of Science (MSc)
Modular
Accreditations
- AACSB
- NVAO
Rankings
MRE has been ranked as an excellent master's program in the Keuzegids Masters 2025.
Fulltime / Parttime
Parttime
Schedule
Monthly 2 days
Introduction
The real estate sector is in transition in every aspect. From maximum profit to a balance between social and financial return. From gut feeling to reality based on real estate data. From focusing on bricks and mortar to focusing on the user. In short, from challenges to innovative solutions.
The part-time Executive Master of Real Estate will take you deep into in the field of real estate data analysis, valuation, financing, investing and sustainable real estate development. This helps you to get ready to meet these challenges and become a future-proof leader in the real estate sector. You will attend lectures given by professionals from various backgrounds in the real estate sector. Participants are employed by investors, housing corporations, governments, brokers, banks, consultants and developers. Therefore, you will address the challenges of the sector from different perspectives. This broadens your view and ensures that you, as an Executive Master of Real Estate (MRE), can make the difference.
Participant profile
Do you want to make a difference in a sector that is facing enormous challenges? Do you represent one of the many real estate parties looking for sustainable success? Are you one of the future leaders in the real estate sector who dares to change perspective? Then the part-time Executive Master of Real Estate (MRE) is definitely for you. MRE is aimed at individuals working in or with an interest in the real estate industry.
Average demographics
40 years | 33% men, 67% women

Why this program
With the Master of Real Estate (MRE), you take the next step in your career as a real estate professional. You will learn to make a difference by applying scientific insights to current issues in the sector. You learn to think critically and to search for solutions creatively. You will also receive guidance in the field of your personal development and management skills. In addition, you will be attending lectures with leading experts and professors from a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines.
What will the program bring you?
Acquire knowledge and insights into the principles of the real estate market when it comes to investing, valuing, developing, operating and financing
Learn to understand how current developments such as digitization and financial innovation change the way in which the real estate market operates
Develop broad expertise and skills at the interface of real estate, finance, sustainability and data
Put the acquired insights directly into practice by choosing a case from your own business environment in assignments
About this program
The real estate sector is in transformation. From supply-driven to demand-driven concepts, from commissioning to integrated collaboration, and from fingerspitzengefühl to data-driven decision-making. In the modular part-time Executive Master of Real Estate, you will investigate the significance of these changes for the sector and the consequences for you and your organization.
Set-up part-time Executive Master of Real Estate (MRE)
The Executive Master of Real Estate consists of 4 content modules and an MSc track. Depending on your level of education, a premaster may be required. Within each module, we alternate professional knowledge with coaching and workshops. The focus is on personal development. These are the 4 modules and the MSc track:
- Investing in Future-Proof Real Estate
- Real Estate Data Analytics
- Real Estate Valuation, Financing and Investing
- Sustainable Real Estate Development
- Personal Management Skills
- MSc track: 1 elective + thesis
Each module consists of two blocks with a blended set-up. Each block is preceded by an online Zoom session in which you will be introduced to the module's main lecturer, the participants, and the learning objectives. Next, you prepare online for two in-class days full of interactive meetings and lectures, on-site in Utrecht. You round off each block with a test. This can be a group assignment, a knowledge test or an individual paper. The four real estate modules can be followed in any order. The time investment for the part-time master's program MRE is twelve to fifteen hours per week, excluding lectures. In addition to following the entire master, you can also follow individual modules.
Single module purchase possible
In addition to following the full Executive Master in Real Estate, it is also possible to take the real estate modules separately.
- Investing in Future-Proof Real Estate
- Sustainable Real Estate Development
- Real Estate Valuation, Financing and Investing
- Real Estate Data Analytics
For more information about the possibilities, please contact the Program Adviser.
Personal development
As a central thread through the MRE program, we offer you a personal development track. The aim is that, in addition to gathering knowledge and insights, you will also take steps in your development as a future leader in the real estate sector. It is an individual process, focused on your experience and seniority and your position in your organization or field of work. The personal development program consists of three workshops combined with e-coaching. The workshops help you to develop competencies in the field of leadership, negotiation and change management. For the e-coaching, you get assigned a coach, who helps you to work on management issues from your personal work practice.
Flexibility
The set-up of the part-time Executive Master of Real Estate is flexible: you can complete the program over a longer period than the indicated 18 months. In addition, you can choose to follow only the modules that are relevant to you. The program commences 3 times a year.
If you successfully complete this master's program, you can choose between the prestigious title of Master of Real Estate (MRE) or the internationally recognized academic title of Master of Science (MSc). The program is accredited by the NVAO, Aedes, NRVT and VBA.
Modules
Real Estate Data Analytics
Start: 2/5/2026
Real Estate Valuation, Financing and Investing
Start: 5/7/2026
Sustainable Real Estate Development
Start: 9/3/2026
Investing in Future-Proof Real Estate
Start: 11/12/2026
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