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Writing Studies at Pepperdine University

Writing Studies at Pepperdine University

What traits are you looking for in a writing school? To help you decide if Pepperdine University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's writing program.

Pepperdine is located in Malibu, California and approximately 9,554 students attend the school each year.

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

Pepperdine Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

Pepperdine Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at Pepperdine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Writing Studies. 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.

Writing Student Demographics at Pepperdine

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

Pepperdine Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Pepperdine since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Pepperdine are white. This is typical 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 writing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

The following writing concentations are available at Pepperdine University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pepperdine University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing 8
Other Rhetoric & Composition/Writing Studies 7

Careers That Writing Grads May Go Into

A degree in writing 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
Editors 11,060 $78,150
Writers and Authors 7,910 $96,910
English Language and Literature Professors 6,470 $114,110
Technical Writers 6,240 $91,310

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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