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2025 Best Real Estate Master's Degree Schools in California

3 Colleges in California
63 Master's Degrees
a master's degree in real estate is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #107 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Real Estate Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 63 master's degrees in real estate to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Real Estate School for Your Master's Degree

Best Real Estate Master's Degree Schools in California Your choice of real estate for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for real estate students working on their master's degree.

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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 Master's Degree Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Real Estate in California

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in real estate.

Top California Schools for a Master's in Real Estate

1
24 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Pepperdine University if you want to pursue a master's degree in real estate. Pepperdine is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Malibu.More information about a master’s in real estate from Pepperdine University

2
15 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in real estate needs to look into Chapman University. Located in the midsize city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in real estate from Chapman University

3
24 Annual Graduates

University of San Diego is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in real estate. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in real estate from University of San Diego

Best Real Estate Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Oregon 158 34

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Real Estate is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Real Estate Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Real Estate 63

Majors Similar to Real Estate

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 10,692
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 4,600
Human Resource Management 966
Accounting 827
Finance & Financial Management 276
Entrepreneurial Studies 242
Taxation 219
Marketing 165
International Business 161
General Business/Commerce 132

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