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2023 Best Real Estate Schools in California

22 Colleges
$52,687 Avg Salary
$22,663 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Real Estate School for You

With 461 degrees and certificates handed out in <nil>, real estate is the #15 most popular major in California.

It's not easy to decide which business 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, Business Degree Central has developed this Best Real Estate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in California to see which ones offered the best programs for business students.

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2023 Best Real Estate Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Real Estate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Real Estate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the best school in California for real estate students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

On average, real estate graduates from USC take out $19,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

Out of the 22 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 moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

While working on their degree, real estate majors at USD accumulate an average of around $19,699 in student debt.

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#3

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

The excellent programs at Pepperdine University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best real estate schools in California. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Arizona Global Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Real Estate Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, UAGC is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, real estate majors at UAGC accumulate an average of around $32,803 in student debt.

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#5

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cerritos College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Real Estate Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public college with a large student population.

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Mt. San Antonio College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best real estate programs. Mt. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Walnut.

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California State University - Northridge did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for real estate students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Coastline Community College

Fountain Valley, CA

Coastline Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for real estate students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Fountain Valley, Coastline Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

American River College

Sacramento, CA

American River College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best real estate programs. American River is a very large public school located in the suburb of Sacramento.

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California State University - Los Angeles came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Real Estate Schools in California ranking. 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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Best Real Estate Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 10
Oregon 34
Nevada 11

One of 21 majors within the business area of study, real estate has other similar majors worth exploring.

Real Estate Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Real Estate 7,448

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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