Social Sciences at Pepperdine University

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

Pepperdine is located in Malibu, California and approximately 9,554 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 126 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Pepperdine.

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

Pepperdine Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Pepperdine Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Pepperdine performed in these rankings.

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 social sciences major at Pepperdine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. 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
	156
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	195
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	399
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	588

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Pepperdine

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

Pepperdine Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 126 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Pepperdine. About 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Pepperdine since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pepperdine University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	60
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

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

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Economics	65
Political Science & Government	46
Sociology	15

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• Psychology

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Urban and Regional Planners	7,950	$93,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860

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.