International Studies at Pepperdine University

If you are interested in studying international studies, you may want to check out the program at Pepperdine University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Pepperdine is located in Malibu, California and has a total student population of 9,554. Of the 1,024 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Pepperdine University in 2021, 46 of them were international studies majors.

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

Pepperdine International Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Studies

Pepperdine International Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The international studies major at Pepperdine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for International 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Most Popular International Studies Schools	39
Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Most Focused International Studies Schools	53

International Studies Student Demographics at Pepperdine

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

Pepperdine International Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 international studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from Pepperdine. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its international studies 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 international studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	18
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Nutrition Science
• Mathematics & Computer Science
• Dispute Resolution

Careers That International Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in international studies 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
Political Scientists	160	$74,060

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.