Psychology at Pepperdine University

If you are interested in studying psychology, 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 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 Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Pepperdine Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Pepperdine Psychology Rankings

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

There were 32 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Pepperdine

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

Pepperdine Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	51
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Pepperdine Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 3% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	97
Black or African American	71
Hispanic or Latino	224
White	410
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	103

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	518
General Psychology	275

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	17,310	$108,350
Psychology Professors	4,530	$117,990
Psychologists	2,080	$114,860
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	40	$149,820

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

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