Political Science & Government at Pepperdine University

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

Pepperdine is located in Malibu, California and approximately 9,554 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,024 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Pepperdine University in 2021, 46 of them were political science and government majors.

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

Pepperdine Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Pepperdine Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science 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 political science major at Pepperdine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science & Government. 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 Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	145
Best Value Political Science & Government Schools	581

Earnings of Pepperdine Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Pepperdine is $41,350. This is 25% higher than $33,089, which is the national average for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.

Political Science Student Demographics at Pepperdine

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

Pepperdine Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 46 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in political science from Pepperdine in 2021, 41% were men and 59% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its political science bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	23
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Economics

Careers That Political Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in political science 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
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Political Science Professors	860	$112,360
Economics Professors	700	$139,050
Political Scientists	160	$74,060

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.