2024 Best Real Estate Master's Degree Schools in California

If you plan on getting your master's degree in real estate, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #135 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for real estate students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 49 master's degrees in real estate to qualified students.

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

The real estate master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality real estate program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to real estate students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of real estate students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized real estate related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Real Estate Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Real Estate Master's Degree Schools in California list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for real estate students seeking a a master's degree.

Top California Schools for a Master's in Real Estate

1

University of San Diego
San Diego, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of San Diego if you wish to pursue a master's degree in real estate. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Diego.More information about a master’s in real estate from University of San Diego

2

Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in real estate needs to look into Pepperdine University. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in real estate from Pepperdine University

3

Chapman University
Orange, CA

Chapman University is a great choice for students interested in a master's degree in real estate. Chapman is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Orange.More information about a master’s in real estate from Chapman University

Best Real Estate Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Oregon	291	34

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.