Communication & Journalism at Pepperdine University

If you plan to study communication & journalism, take a look at what Pepperdine University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Pepperdine is located in Malibu, California and has a total student population of 9,554.

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

Pepperdine Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Pepperdine Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at Pepperdine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Journalism. 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.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Pepperdine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at Pepperdine University.

Pepperdine Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication & journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	54
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Pepperdine Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pepperdine University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	148
Communication & Media Studies	20
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	13
Journalism	9

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Theology & Religious Vocations
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• English Language & Literature

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & journalism 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
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080
Film and Video Editors	11,380	$112,530
Editors	11,060	$78,150

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.