Fordham vs Georgetown Online Masters in Real Estate
Question, 

 I live in NYC, have an accounting background (6+ yrs) and am hoping to transition to CRE (acquisitions, debt, PE (long-shot, I know). I realize that I could try to get an analyst job at JLL/CBRE/Cush but i am hoping to skip that stage with a masters degree and then find work here in NYC. 

I was recently accepted to Fordham's Real Estate Institute for Summer 22 and should be hearing from Georgetown and NYU soon. NYU is definitely my first choice but I am torn between which would be better, Fordham or Georgetown (if i don't get accepted to NYU). Ideally I want to stay in NYC and study part-time (online/evening classes), while I continue to work, which would be possible with both Fordham and GTown but Gtown would be mostly online, I could maybe travel down for a couple of weeks and take accelerated courses during the summer (hybrid is available for each program). My only issue with Fordham is that it is a new program and may not have the networking that a school like Georgetown may have. BUT I am also aware that Fordham has a strong business school and their networking from their MBA program may have some good hands to shake in CRE. 

My question is this, would it be worth choosing Gtown over Fordham just because its Gtown or would i benefit more from attending a school that is actually in NYC and has a program that is more extensive to CRE (forgot to mention that Gtown's program is shorter, 33 vs 42 credit hours)

I also need to be accepted before making this decision but thought I would ask and see if anyone has any thoughts on this!

Thanks everyone
[{"id": "hzhue57", "text": "I don\u2019t think the program is going to matter nearly as much as which program/city offers the best networking opportunities for what you want to do.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hzhw1lg", "text": "I graduated from Georgetown in 2014 and was so upset they did not have a real estate program at the time. The director of the Steers program, Matthew Cypher, is a boss and fantastic person. I\u2019m bias, but hope this helps.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hzi2ns6", "text": "Just try to network ur way in. Accounting is an awesome background for CRE and if you reach out to former college alumni of yours you could just get in that way.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hzj737b", "text": "Go for whatever is in person. You'll gain much more from networking than you will from the lectures.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hzjluwe", "text": "Don\u2019t do any of those programs. Extremely overpriced.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hzll7er", "text": "Look into CCIM", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hzsdgrr", "text": "Get involved in your ULI or NAIOP young professionals group and network. The degree won\u2019t hurt but it is also expensive for what you need it for. Unless you think it\u2019s going to get you new skills, I\u2019d try to work the network for a year or two first.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hzt0d6r", "text": "You're still going to be an analyst or junior member of a team somewhere. All of the degrees in the world don't get you around that process. I work in debt - NYU Schack is the place to go if you want to stay East Coast.", "replies": [{"id": "hzy0lr9", "text": "Why NYU?", "replies": [{"id": "hzy0ztx", "text": "OP is asking about working in finance (equity / debt / PE) and the NYU Schack program (well one of them) is specifically geared toward that.", "replies": [{"id": "hzy14r8", "text": "Ah gotcha. What about Baruch or Fordham?", "replies": [{"id": "hzy2phi", "text": "I don\u2019t know anything about either of their programs and I know a lot of finance people.", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]