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2023 Most Popular Real Estate Master's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Real Estate Master's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Real Estate Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 master's degree.

#1

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Our analysis found Pepperdine University to be the most popular school for real estate students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in real estate at Pepperdine, 73% are male and 27% are female.

Full Real Estate at Pepperdine University Report

#2

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools in California list. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

About 6% of the students majoring in real estate at the school are women while 94% are male.

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#3

Chapman University

Orange, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chapman University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit school 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 3 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.

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