General Psychology at Pepperdine University

Every general psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 90 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Pepperdine.

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

Pepperdine General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Pepperdine General Psychology Rankings

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

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

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	178
Most Focused General Psychology Schools	213
Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	271

In 2021, 185 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Pepperdine. This makes it the #4 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Pepperdine Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Pepperdine is $32,424. This is 13% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 90 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Pepperdine. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men.

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	6
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	42
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Pepperdine General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 185 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from Pepperdine in 2021, 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Pepperdine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than 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	14
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	71
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

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

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.