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2025 Best Real Estate Development Schools in California

1 College in California
193 Real Estate Dev Degrees Awarded
$93,596 Avg Early-Career Salary
Real Estate Development degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #291 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

There was only one school in California to review for the 2025 Best Real Estate Development Schools in California ranking.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Real Estate Dev
Master's Degrees in Real Estate Dev

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Real Estate Development Schools in California list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Real Estate Development in California

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the real estate dev degree levels they offer.

Top California Schools in Real Estate Dev

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
141 Real Estate Dev Degrees Awarded
$86,492 Median Starting Salary

University of Southern California is a good decision for students interested in a degree in real estate development. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.

Students who graduate with their degree from the real estate dev program report average early career income of $86,492.

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Best Real Estate Development Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 300 0

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Real Estate Development is one of 8 different types of Architecture & Related Services programs to choose from.

Real Estate Dev Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Real Estate Development 193

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 1,413
General Architecture 352
Urban & Regional Planning 311
Landscape Architecture 151
Interior Architecture 81
Environmental Design 40
Architectural History 17
Architecture (Other) 6

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