Cornell and Harvard have 1 yr Real Estate programs you could combine... which have starting salaries above 100k...Plus from what have seen the H bomb goes pretty far to getting clients in the future when you start your own practice.

the re program at Cornell is run through architecture and planning and the business school(eg. Not the college of ag and life sci). Even with the new Dyson school, it’s not an easy pairing to make. Sliding in sideways is easy, it’s the schedules.

Cornell- 3 yr, thesis optional smallish cohorts (15-20), a dual in planning is possible for a little more time and a thesis project in planning. Major focus on horticulture but that’s shifting to younger faculty working on dredge (recent major award there), applied/engineered ecology and socially engaged speculation. Small faculty (good people) and building footprint. Everyone knows you nad you likely get access to all of the faculty in your time to get their take on things- if not, take an elective or knock on their door. Shop space is at a minimum. Cornell’s reputation is strong, but the brand is not as prominent as penn or gsd. The ice cream is better at Cornell (dairy is just up the street) and fall is seductive. Winters can be annoyingly unpredictable now. Given the teaching format you’ll have more access to faculty research given that it often slips into the studio in a typically non burdensome way.

gsd- Larger faculty that is more established and well branded, and some interesting junior faculty teaching at the 1st year core, and the teach in sections. 1st year is an intense ride in representation and making (good shop access). 2nd year core is major year of team thinking with scale with added social/political issues. The second year is intense because it’s a lot of team work in studio. The faculty team is also large- one coordinator and several other faculty members working with the teams. Third year is thesis.

I cannot speak to Penn or Berkeley

Sorry, not here to answer your questions. But I also got into those schools and I'm debating between GSD and Penn. Idk about dual in real estate but I read it's pretty easy to dual in architecture or urban planning in Penn? That makes me curious if GSD allows students to also study dual after enrollment. I got into MLA as well, but I would also love to learn more about architecture or urban planning. 

Penn's program is heavy on landscape urbanism and getting more and more into urban ecology. Building off the legacies of Ian McHarg, Ann Spirn, and James Corner, the chair Richard Weller has been pushing the department to take on deep landscape/societal issues like encroaching urbanization on global biodiversity hotspots (see Atlas for the End of the World and LA+ Journal). Students generally don't do a thesis although they have the option to. First year studios are smaller scales, like a garden or a park. Second year studios are regional and urban design. You get to pick your third year studio.

A few design students take real estate/business/development classes at Wharton. It's an option, but it's more common to collaborate with architecture and urban planning. 

Starting salaries depend a bit more on the firm and previous experience than the school. The past few years seemed to range around mid 50s to mid 60s. Most of my class ended up getting the job they wanted. 

All the professors are very available and put a ton of time into studios. Richard Weller encourages meetings with all the students and has an open door policy. It's not a factory. All the faculty are there for you. 

The facility is the second biggest downside. It's cramped and there are no places to take a break. The Fisher Fine Arts Library next door is a good place to take a breather. The biggest downside is the cost.

Student life varies class to class. It's an intense experience. Some classes bond and others don't. It's not easy. You won't have much time outside of classwork and studio.

Good luck!

another place to look at salaries would be the ASLA and graduate survey. The downside is that students self report so the information can be incomplete.

gsd:

-curriculum differences 

I didn't apply to penn, berkeley or cornell so i cannot speak comparatively.   the gsd curriculum is changing--go watch anita's lecture "On the Limits of Process: The Case for Precision in Landscape" if you want to know more about how she thinks landscape ought to be taught.  i went through the existing core sequence and as marc mentioned first year is heavy on representation, second year heavy on process+systems in a group setting.  the current first year coordinator, Silvia Benedito, is wonderful.   second year is currently a bit of a mess because no one owns or really likes the pedagogy of Charles Waldheim's old studio and Pierre is, well, Pierre--for better or worse.   Its still a good experience but there's less direction from up on high, which gives you more latitude in your work  

-possibility to dual/study real estate in conjunction with landscape 

totally possible.  you will need to apply for the real estate program. 

-starting salaries for recent grads. 

60k average according to career services

-access to facility 

exceptional.  you get the GSD and all of harvard through cross registration and simply being on campus.  MIT faculty are a bit tougher to work with being at a different university but you can cross register there, which will give you an in.  

-student life/campus vibe 

you will live in gund.  it is honestly the best studio space of the four programs you listed.  lots of light, lots of energy.  space is limited.

its harvard.  you get the gsd plus the college plus HLS, HBS, Divinity, Ed, Engineering...they all have talks which you can attend.  Classes you can cross register for.   boston is a nice place to be a student.  

-reputation abroad and alumni network 

the h-bomb is probably the most recognizable brand of the four, but you won't be hurting going to penn, for example.  all of the four schools share faculty, guest critics, lecturers etc.  tons of cross pollination.  so the alumni networks are great in any case.  

cross registration courses do fill an elective, and you only have space for electives in the fourth, fifth, and sixth semesters (MLA I).  

rebe students probably are making more than 60k. i'd guess around 90-110k upon graduation.  i'm not sure the ideologies clash, per se.  its a real estate program taught at a design school, the point is to produce real estate professionals who are trained somewhat in design pedagogy; in other words, real estate professionals with the culture of a designer, not vice versa.

it is hard--frank's real estate finance class is basically another studio.  it may take you an extra semester or even another year, it depends somewhat on your ability to work 100+ hours per week for consecutive semesters.  already the core 3 studio demands north of 90 hours per week simply to stay afloat.  

analytical ability?  overrated.  you're going to be building models in excel, r, maybe some sql work.  you won't be doing research on novel statistical methods.  its a professional program, the point is to teach you skills which you lack.  don't stress it.  

BUMP 

still need input on harvard vs. penn

Serious question: why do you even need the MLA if you’re set of the highest rate of return for your education?

I am also deciding between PennDesign and GSD for MLA I.  I strongly prefer Penn for more intangible reasons (community, faculty/student relationship, engagement of the students etc) and I think they produce stronger work.  However, though both have offered generous scholarships, GSD gave twice as much (nearly full tuition).  Would it be dumb not to accept?  (Tuition would be paid via loans...)

In response to the initial question.  FYI Penn also has a real estate dual degree option I believe-- and at least definitely a certificate program through Wharton.