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2023 Most Popular Real Estate Schools in California

5 Colleges
$52,687 Avg Salary
$28,229 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Real Estate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Real Estate program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for real estate majors pursuing a .

#1

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Pepperdine University the most popular school in California for real estate students. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Diego landed the # 2 spot on the list. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Chapman University

Orange, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chapman University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Real Estate Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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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 5 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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