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2023 Best Value Real Estate Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$10,531 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,687 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Real Estate School for You

Real Estate is the #131 most popular major in California with 464 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Real Estate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 22 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Real Estate Schools in California

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

Top 10 Best Real Estate Schools

#1

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA
$1,346 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Cerritos College the best value school in California for real estate students. Located in the suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cerritos College are $1,346 a year.

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$1,352 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Mt. San Antonio College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best real estate schools in California. Mt. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mt. SAC are $1,352 per year.

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#3

Coastline Community College

Fountain Valley, CA
$1,170 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Coastline Community College is a great value for real estate students. Located in the small city of Fountain Valley, Coastline Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Coastline Community College are $1,170 a year.

Full Real Estate at Coastline Community College Report

#4

American River College

Sacramento, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American River College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Real Estate Schools in California list. American River is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

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#5

College of the Canyons

Santa Clarita, CA
$1,146 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of the Canyons. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Real Estate Schools in California list. College of the Canyons is a large public school located in the large suburb of Santa Clarita.

College of the Canyons undergraduate students pay an average of $1,146 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Riverside City College

Riverside, CA
$1,420 Average Tuition & Fees

Riverside City College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Real Estate Schools in California list. Riverside City College is a large public school located in the city of Riverside.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Riverside City College are $1,420 a year.

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#7

El Camino College

Torrance, CA
$1,144 Average Tuition & Fees

El Camino College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value real estate programs. El Camino College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Torrance.

El Camino College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,144 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Mt. San Jacinto College

San Jacinto, CA
$1,406 Average Tuition & Fees

Mt. San Jacinto College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value real estate programs. Located in the suburb of San Jacinto, MSJC is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSJC are $1,406 per year.

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$1,171 Average Tuition & Fees

Glendale Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Real Estate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Glendale, GCC is a public school with a large student population.

GCC undergraduate students pay an average of $1,171 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Real Estate at Glendale Community College Report

#10

Mendocino College

Ukiah, CA
$1,423 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Mendocino College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for real estate students. Mendocino College is a small public school located in the rural area of Ukiah.

Mendocino College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,423 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Real Estate at Mendocino College Report

Best Value Real Estate Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Real Estate Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 10
Oregon 43
Nevada 11

Real Estate is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Real Estate

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 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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