Public Relations & Advertising at Pepperdine University

If you are interested in studying public relations and advertising, you may want to check out the program at Pepperdine University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Pepperdine is located in Malibu, California and approximately 9,554 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 148 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from Pepperdine.

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

Pepperdine Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Pepperdine Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public relations 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 public relations major at Pepperdine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations & Advertising. 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
	7
	15
	27
	160
	216

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from Pepperdine Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Pepperdine is $46,780. This is 27% higher than $36,826, which is the national average for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Pepperdine

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

Pepperdine Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 148 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Relations & Advertising from Pepperdine in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Pepperdine are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public relations 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 public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	80
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

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

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

The following public relations concentations are available at Pepperdine University. 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
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	73
Advertising	44
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	20
General Organizational Communication	7
International & Intercultural Communication	4

Careers That Public Relations Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations 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
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	8,330	$141,990
Technical Writers	6,240	$91,310
Community Health Workers	6,160	$49,260

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.