2025 Best Real Estate Schools in the Far Western US Region
15
Colleges in the Far Western US Region
2,193
Real Estate Degrees Awarded
$67,828
Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in
real estate is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #155 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 15 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for real estate students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,193 degrees in real estate to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Real Estate School
The real estate program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Real Estate rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for real estate schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Real Estate Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Real Estate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Real Estate in the Far Western US Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the real estate degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Far Western US Region Schools in Real Estate
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In CA
Any student pursuing a degree in real estate has to check out Pepperdine University. Pepperdine is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Malibu. A Best Colleges rank of #63 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Pepperdine is a great university overall.
There were about 24 real estate students who graduated with this degree at Pepperdine in the most recent data year.
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University of San Diego is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in real estate. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #240 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USD is a great university overall.
There were approximately 131 real estate students who graduated with this degree at USD in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the real estate program earn about $54,073 in their early career salary.
More information about a degree in real estate from University of San Diego
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In CA
102
Real Estate Degrees Awarded
It's difficult to beat Saddleback College if you wish to pursue a degree in real estate. Saddleback College is a large public college located in the large suburb of Mission Viejo. A Best Colleges rank of #332 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Saddleback College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 102 real estate students who graduated with this degree at Saddleback College in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in real estate from Saddleback College
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
13th
Most Popular In CA
51
Real Estate Degrees Awarded
It is difficult to beat Santa Rosa Junior College if you wish to pursue a degree in real estate. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Rosa, SRJC is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #121 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SRJC is a great college overall.
There were about 51 real estate students who graduated with this degree at SRJC in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in real estate from Santa Rosa Junior College
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
50th
Most Popular In CA
Located in the city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #172 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Chapman is a great university overall.
There were about 15 real estate students who graduated with this degree at Chapman in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in real estate from Chapman University
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NV
44
Real Estate Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 3rd out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were approximately 44 real estate students who graduated with this degree at CSN in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 69th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 21 real estate students who graduated with this degree at Cerritos College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in real estate from Cerritos College
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In CA
59
Real Estate Degrees Awarded
Located in the medium-sized city of Modesto, MJC is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means MJC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 59 real estate students who graduated with this degree at MJC in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in real estate from Modesto Junior College
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
29th
Most Popular In CA
34
Real Estate Degrees Awarded
Victor Valley College is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Victorville. This college ranks 103rd out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 34 real estate students who graduated with this degree at Victor Valley College in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 36 real estate students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the real estate major at Portland State University earn $9,963 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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