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Economics at Pepperdine University

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Economics at Pepperdine University

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if Pepperdine University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

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, 65 of them were economics majors.

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

Pepperdine Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Pepperdine Economics Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Pepperdine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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
144
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 173
Most Popular Economics Schools 179
Most Focused Economics Schools 252

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Pepperdine Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Pepperdine is $51,799. This is 13% higher than $45,868, which is the national average for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

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Economics Student Demographics at Pepperdine

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

Pepperdine Economics Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The economics program at Pepperdine awarded 65 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 60% of these degrees went to men with the other 40% going to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Pepperdine since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 31
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 98,590 $78,090
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Economists 1,430 $124,430
Survey Researchers 780 $75,150
Economics Professors 700 $139,050

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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