Real estate license schools in the United States:Which are most popular?

Name: Real estate license schools in the United States: Which are searched most?
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In September 2026, The CE Shop was the most searched real estate license school in the United States, accounting for 33.9% of all searches among the nine schools we track. When we checked with ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews, The CE Shop was mentioned most often, in three of the four answers. The CE Shop was recommended most often, coming first in one out of three responses that gave a list.

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Top real estate license schools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In Brandwave's three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, The CE Shop was mentioned most often, in three of the four answers. The CE Shop was recommended most often, coming first in one out of three answers that gave a list. AceableAgent was second, and Kaplan was third. Colibri Real Estate, which ranked fourth in searches, was not mentioned at all.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

How many AI answers named each brand
Brand	ChatGPT	Google	Answers that named it
The CE Shop	Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answers	Named in 0 of 1 Google AI Overviews	3 of 4
AceableAgent	Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answers	Named in 0 of 1 Google AI Overviews	2 of 4
Kaplan	Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answers	Named in 0 of 1 Google AI Overviews	2 of 4
Champions School of Real Estate	Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answers	Named in 0 of 1 Google AI Overviews	1 of 4
Colibri Real Estate	Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answers	Named in 0 of 1 Google AI Overviews	0 of 4
McKissock	Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answers	Named in 0 of 1 Google AI Overviews	0 of 4
RealEstateU	Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answers	Named in 0 of 1 Google AI Overviews	0 of 4
PrepAgent	Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answers	Named in 0 of 1 Google AI Overviews	0 of 4
Van Education Center	Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answers	Named in 0 of 1 Google AI Overviews	0 of 4

The CE Shop3 of 4Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
AceableAgent2 of 4Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
Kaplan2 of 4Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
Champions School of Real Estate1 of 4Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
Colibri Real Estate0 of 4Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
McKissock0 of 4Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
RealEstateU0 of 4Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
PrepAgent0 of 4Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
Van Education Center0 of 4Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers

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4 answers

Asked ChatGPT
“What's the best online real estate school for getting my license?”
Asked ChatGPT
“How do I get a real estate license, and which course should I take?”
1. 1Kaplan
2. 2The CE Shop
Asked ChatGPT
“Which real estate exam prep course has the best pass rates?”
Searched Google, AI Overview
“real estate license”
Searched Google, AI Overview
“real estate school”
Google showed no AI Overview for this search.

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in United States on October 27, 2026.

Which real estate license schools do people search for most?

This chart shows how often people search Google for each real estate license school by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all nine real estate license schools we track, month by month, from searches in United States.

Share of searches among real estate license schools in the United States, by month

Month	The CE Shop	Champions School of Real Estate	AceableAgent	Colibri Real Estate	McKissock	Kaplan	RealEstateU	PrepAgent	Van Education Center
Oct 2025	26.8%	16.7%	16.7%	11.2%	7.5%	6.1%	6.1%	7.5%	1.5%
Nov 2025	25%	18.8%	15.4%	12.6%	6.9%	6.9%	5.6%	6.9%	2%
Dec 2025	27.5%	17.2%	14.1%	11.5%	9.4%	6.3%	5.1%	6.3%	2.8%
Jan 2026	27.9%	17.4%	14.3%	11.7%	9.5%	6.4%	5.2%	6.4%	1.3%
Feb 2026	26.8%	16.8%	13.7%	13.7%	9.2%	7.5%	5%	6.1%	1.2%
Mar 2026	29%	14.8%	14.8%	14.8%	8.1%	6.6%	5.4%	5.4%	1%
Apr 2026	34.1%	14.2%	14.2%	14.2%	6.4%	6.4%	4.3%	5.2%	1%
May 2026	36.2%	15.1%	12.4%	12.4%	8.3%	5.5%	4.5%	4.5%	1.1%
Jun 2026	32.9%	16.5%	13.6%	11.1%	9%	6%	4.9%	4.9%	0.98%
Jul 2026	31.3%	15.8%	15.8%	12.8%	7%	5.7%	4.7%	5.7%	1.1%
Aug 2026	29.7%	17.9%	14.7%	14.7%	6.6%	5.4%	5.4%	4.4%	1.3%
Sep 2026	33.9%	15.5%	12.6%	12.6%	8.4%	5.6%	5.6%	4.6%	1.1%

Rank	Brand	Share of searches	Estimated monthly branded searches	vs prior month	Share change
1, held 1st	The CE Shop	33.9%	48.6K	+8.2%	+4.1 points
2, held 2nd	Champions School of Real Estate	15.5%	22.2K	-18.1%	-2.5 points
3, held 3rd	AceableAgent Aceable	12.6%	18.1K	-18.5%	-2.1 points
4, held 4th	Colibri Real Estate	12.6%	18.1K	-18.5%	-2.1 points
5, held 5th	McKissock	8.4%	12.1K	+22.2%	+1.9 points
6, held 6th	Kaplan	5.6%	8.1K	0%	+0.3 points
7, held 7th	RealEstateU	5.6%	8.1K	0%	+0.3 points
8, held 8th	PrepAgent	4.6%	6.6K	0%	+0.2 points
9, held 9th	Van Education Center	1.1%	1.6K	-15.8%	-0.1 points

1.The CE Shop
33.9%
Held 1st. 48.6K estimated branded searches, +8.2% vs prior month. Share +4.1 points.
2.Champions School of Real Estate
15.5%
Held 2nd. 22.2K estimated branded searches, -18.1% vs prior month. Share -2.5 points.
3.AceableAgent
12.6%
Held 3rd. 18.1K estimated branded searches, -18.5% vs prior month. Share -2.1 points.
4.Colibri Real Estate
12.6%
Held 4th. 18.1K estimated branded searches, -18.5% vs prior month. Share -2.1 points.
5.McKissock
8.4%
Held 5th. 12.1K estimated branded searches, +22.2% vs prior month. Share +1.9 points.
6.Kaplan
5.6%
Held 6th. 8.1K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share +0.3 points.
7.RealEstateU
5.6%
Held 7th. 8.1K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share +0.3 points.
8.PrepAgent
4.6%
Held 8th. 6.6K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share +0.2 points.
9.Van Education Center
1.1%
Held 9th. 1.6K estimated branded searches, -15.8% vs prior month. Share -0.1 points.

Which brand is most popular in search among real estate license schools in the United States?

9 brands

In September 2026, The CE Shop was the most searched among real estate license schools in the United States, with an estimated 48.6K branded searches, 33.9% of all searches for the nine we track. Champions School of Real Estate is in 2nd place, 18.4 percentage points behind at 15.5%.

United States real estate license schools, last 12 months ending September 2026
Brand	Share of searches	Peak	Low	Rank
The CE Shop	26.8% → 33.9%	36.2%May 2026	25%Nov 2025	1st
Champions School of Real Estate	16.7% → 15.5%	18.8%Nov 2025	14.2%Apr 2026	3rd → 2nd
AceableAgent	16.7% → 12.6%	16.7%Oct 2025	12.4%May 2026	2nd → 3rd
Colibri Real Estate	11.2% → 12.6%	14.8%Mar 2026	11.1%Jun 2026	4th
McKissock	7.5% → 8.4%	9.5%Jan 2026	6.4%Apr 2026	5th
Kaplan	6.1% → 5.6%	7.5%Feb 2026	5.4%Aug 2026	7th → 6th
RealEstateU	6.1% → 5.6%	6.1%Oct 2025	4.3%Apr 2026	8th → 7th
PrepAgent	7.5% → 4.6%	7.5%Oct 2025	4.4%Aug 2026	6th → 8th
Van Education Center	1.5% → 1.1%	2.8%Dec 2025	0.98%Jun 2026	9th

Each finding as a sentence

Across the 12 months ending September 2026, The CE Shop’s share of searches among real estate license schools in the United States increased from 26.8% to 33.9%.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Champions School of Real Estate’s share of searches among real estate license schools in the United States decreased from 16.7% to 15.5%.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, AceableAgent’s share of searches among real estate license schools in the United States decreased from 16.7% to 12.6%.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Colibri Real Estate’s share of searches among real estate license schools in the United States increased from 11.2% to 12.6%.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, McKissock’s share of searches among real estate license schools in the United States increased from 7.5% to 8.4%.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PrepAgent’s share of searches among real estate license schools in the United States decreased from 7.5% to 4.6%.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, The CE Shop’s share of searches among real estate license schools in the United States peaked at 36.2% in May 2026 and was lowest at 25% in November 2025.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Champions School of Real Estate’s share of searches among real estate license schools in the United States peaked at 18.8% in November 2025 and was lowest at 14.2% in April 2026.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, AceableAgent’s share of searches among real estate license schools in the United States peaked at 16.7% in October 2025 and was lowest at 12.4% in May 2026.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Colibri Real Estate’s share of searches among real estate license schools in the United States peaked at 14.8% in March 2026 and was lowest at 11.1% in June 2026.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, McKissock’s share of searches among real estate license schools in the United States peaked at 9.5% in January 2026 and was lowest at 6.4% in April 2026.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Kaplan’s share of searches among real estate license schools in the United States peaked at 7.5% in February 2026 and was lowest at 5.4% in August 2026.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, RealEstateU’s share of searches among real estate license schools in the United States peaked at 6.1% in October 2025 and was lowest at 4.3% in April 2026.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PrepAgent’s share of searches among real estate license schools in the United States peaked at 7.5% in October 2025 and was lowest at 4.4% in August 2026.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Van Education Center’s share of searches among real estate license schools in the United States peaked at 2.8% in December 2025 and was lowest at 0.98% in June 2026.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Champions School of Real Estate rose from 3rd to 2nd among real estate license schools in the United States.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, AceableAgent fell from 2nd to 3rd among real estate license schools in the United States.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Kaplan rose from 7th to 6th among real estate license schools in the United States.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, RealEstateU rose from 8th to 7th among real estate license schools in the United States.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PrepAgent fell from 6th to 8th among real estate license schools in the United States.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Van Education Center held steady: its share of searches among real estate license schools in the United States moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

How did search popularity change for United States real estate license schools in September 2026?

8 changes

In September 2026, The CE Shop gained share of searches among real estate license schools in the United States, from 29.7% to 33.9%.
In September 2026, McKissock gained share of searches among real estate license schools in the United States, from 6.6% to 8.4%.
In September 2026, Champions School of Real Estate lost share of searches among real estate license schools in the United States, from 17.9% to 15.5%.
In September 2026, AceableAgent lost share of searches among real estate license schools in the United States, from 14.7% to 12.6%.
In September 2026, Colibri Real Estate lost share of searches among real estate license schools in the United States, from 14.7% to 12.6%.
Estimated monthly branded searches for PrepAgent in the United States fell 45.5% over 12 measured months, from 12.1K to 6.6K in September 2026.
Estimated monthly branded searches for Van Education Center in the United States fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 2.4K to 1.6K in September 2026.
Estimated monthly branded searches for Kaplan in the United States fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 9.9K to 8.1K in September 2026.

How are branded searches counted for real estate license schools?

10 search terms

Each brand's share of searches among real estate license schools comes from the terms listed under its name. When people mostly search for a brand because of something else it sells, only the searches that name this product count here.