Business Administration & Management at Pepperdine University

Every business administration and management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the business administration program at Pepperdine University stacks up to those at other schools.

Pepperdine is located in Malibu, California and approximately 9,554 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 174 business administration majors received their bachelor's degree from Pepperdine.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business Administration & Management section at the bottom of this page.

Pepperdine Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

Pepperdine Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at Pepperdine compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at Pepperdine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Administration & Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	37
	78
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools	104
Most Focused Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	106
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	185
Most Focused Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	185
Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,084

In 2021, 491 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Pepperdine. This makes it the #37 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #186 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Pepperdine Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Pepperdine is $53,559. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 30% higher than the national average of $41,334 for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Pepperdine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at Pepperdine University.

Pepperdine Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 174 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from Pepperdine. About 53% were men and 47% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pepperdine University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	67
International Students	36
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Pepperdine Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 491 business administration majors earned their master's degree from Pepperdine. Of these graduates, 53% were men and 47% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pepperdine University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	63
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	206
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	109

Pepperdine also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Accounting
• Finance & Financial Management
• Real Estate
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Human Resource Management

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Pepperdine University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers	249,800	$137,640
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	166,870	$62,560
Retail Sales Supervisors	118,190	$45,310
Management Analysts	104,020	$95,310
Sales Managers	76,950	$134,010

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Infratec~commonswiki under License

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