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2023 Most Popular Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

62 Colleges
$35,411 Avg Salary
$24,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Real Estate Associate Degree School for You

Real Estate is the #153 most popular major in the country with 6,547 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 62 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular associate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Real Estate Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Saddleback College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for real estate students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Mission Viejo, Saddleback College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in real estate at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#2

Mt. San Jacinto College

San Jacinto, CA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Mt. San Jacinto College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular real estate schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize suburb of San Jacinto, MSJC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in real estate at the school are women while 45% are male.

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#2

Modesto Junior College

Modesto, CA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Modesto Junior College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular real estate schools in the Far Western US Region . MJC is a large public school located in the city of Modesto.

About 73% of the students majoring in real estate at the school are women while 27% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Santiago Canyon College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular real estate schools in the Far Western US Region . SCC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Orange.

Of the 11 students majoring in real estate at SCC, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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#5

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

The in-demand associate degree programs at City College of San Francisco helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular real estate schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of San Francisco, City College of San Francisco is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in real estate at City College of San Francisco, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#5

Los Angeles Valley College

Valley Glen, CA

Out of the 62 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Valley College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Valley Glen, LAVC is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in real estate at LAVC, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full Real Estate at Los Angeles Valley College Report

#7

West Los Angeles College

Culver City, CA

West Los Angeles College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for real estate students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. West LA College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Culver City.

Of the 9 students majoring in real estate at West LA College, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#7

San Diego Mesa College

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #7, San Diego Mesa College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for real estate students working on their associate degree. San Diego Mesa College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Women make up 44% of the real estate majors at the school.

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#9

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree real estate programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Rosa, SRJC is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the real estate majors at the school.

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#9

American River College

Sacramento, CA

American River College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. American River is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

About 88% of the students majoring in real estate at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#9

Riverside City College

Riverside, CA

Riverside City College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree real estate programs. Riverside City College is a large public school located in the city of Riverside.

Women make up 75% of the real estate majors at the school.

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#9

Chaffey College

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Chaffey College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Rancho Cucamonga, Chaffey College is a public school with a large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in real estate at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#9

Chabot College

Hayward, CA

Chabot College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree real estate programs. Chabot College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.

Of the 8 students majoring in real estate at Chabot College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Real Estate at Chabot College Report

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Real Estate Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

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Best Real Estate Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 464
Washington 10
Oregon 43
Nevada 11

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

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 25 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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