Economics at Pepperdine University

If you plan to study economics, take a look at what Pepperdine University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Pepperdine is located in Malibu, California and has a total student population of 9,554. Of the 458 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

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

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 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
	143
	144
	173
	179
	252
	481
	499

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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went 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.

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

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.

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pepperdine University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	65

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Infratec~commonswiki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.