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

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$87,473 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Real Estate Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Real Estate Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Real Estate Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Pepperdine University the most popular school in California for real estate students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 27% of the real estate majors at the school.

Full Real Estate at Pepperdine University Report

#2

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

Out of the 3 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 city of San Diego.

Of the 16 students majoring in real estate at USD, 94% are male and 6% are female.

Full Real Estate at University of San Diego Report

#3

Chapman University

Orange, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Chapman University is a great place for real estate students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Real Estate at Chapman University Report

Best Real Estate Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Real Estate Colleges 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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