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2023 Best Value Real Estate Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$31,599 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,687 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Real Estate School for You

In 2020-2021, 52 degrees and certificates were awarded to real estate students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #163 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Real Estate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value programs for real estate students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Real Estate Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for real estate majors pursuing a .

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Real Estate

$7,043 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Northridge the best value school in California for real estate students. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSUN are $7,043 a year.

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$6,785 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Los Angeles is a great value for real estate students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal State LA are $6,785 a year.

Full Real Estate at California State University - Los Angeles Report

#3

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA
$52,864 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Diego. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Real Estate Schools in California list. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USD are $52,864 per year.

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#4

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA
$59,702 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Pepperdine University is a great value for real estate students. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pepperdine are $59,702 a year.

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Best Value Real Estate Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 43

Real Estate is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Godrej Mamurdi Pune.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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