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Physics at Pepperdine University

Physics at Pepperdine University

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

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 Physics section at the bottom of this page.

Pepperdine Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Pepperdine Physics Rankings

The physics major at Pepperdine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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.

Physics Student Demographics at Pepperdine

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

Pepperdine Physics Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Pepperdine since its program graduates 32% more women than average.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics 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 physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at Pepperdine University. 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
General Physics 8

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Physicists 3,200 $115,970
Physics Postsecondary Professors 1,190 $138,250

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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