Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Pepperdine University

If you plan to study radio, television and digital communication, 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 approximately 9,554 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in digital communication from Pepperdine.

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

Pepperdine Radio, Television & Digital Communication Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Communication
• Master’s Degree in Digital Communication

Pepperdine Radio, Television & Digital Communication Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks digital communication programs across the country. The following shows how Pepperdine performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The digital communication major at Pepperdine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Radio, Television & Digital Communication. 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
	29
Best Radio, TV & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools	36
Best Value Radio, TV & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools	55
	70
	91

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in digital communication from Pepperdine. This makes it the #68 most popular school for digital communication master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Digital Communication Graduates from Pepperdine Make?

The median salary of digital communication students who receive their bachelor's degree at Pepperdine is $27,864. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $29,803 for all digital communication students.

Digital Communication Student Demographics at Pepperdine

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

Pepperdine Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 digital communication majors earned their bachelor's degree from Pepperdine. Of these graduates, 45% were men and 55% were women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in digital communication at Pepperdine are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Pepperdine Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a master’s in digital communication from Pepperdine in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

In the digital communication master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Communication & Media Studies
• Public Relations & Advertising

Careers That Digital Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in digital communication 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
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080
Film and Video Editors	11,380	$112,530
Media and Communication Workers	7,540	$55,580
Radio and Television Announcers	2,780	$78,840

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.