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Malibu, CA · Suburb · Private · Doctoral/professional university · the Waves · Website ↗

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832
Bachelor's degrees
awarded in the year
47
Programs
with graduates
17
Fields of study
Bach. · Doctoral · Master's
Degree levels

Bachelor's degrees by field

Business244 29%
Communication & journalism104 13%
Psychology93 11%
Social sciences91 11%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation70 8%
Visual & performing arts53 6%
Multidisciplinary studies52 6%
Biological sciences48 6%
English17 2%
Philosophy & religion14 2%
Physical sciences11 1%
Liberal arts & general studies9 1%
History8 1%
Area, ethnic & gender studies8 1%
Mathematics & statistics6 1%
Education3 0%

Degrees awarded in the most recent year, first majors only. A field with no graduates that year does not appear.

For a student-athlete

Coaches ask what you want to study because it decides whether a school can work at all. Check the field here, then the exact program below — "nursing" and "pre-nursing" are different pages of a catalogue. Practice schedules and clinical placements or labs are a real conflict; ask the coach how players in that major manage it.
  • Strongest fieldBusiness · 29% of degrees
  • Kinesiology & recreation70 degrees
  • Health professions & nursingNone awarded
  • EngineeringNone awarded
  • Business244 degrees

Every bachelor's program at Pepperdine University

ProgramFieldDegrees awarded
Business Administration and Management, GeneralBusiness188
Psychology, GeneralPsychology92
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, OtherCommunication & journalism51
Exercise Science and KinesiologyKinesiology, parks & recreation49
Biology/Biological Sciences, GeneralBiological sciences48
Economics, GeneralSocial sciences46
Political Science and Government, GeneralSocial sciences36
Finance, GeneralBusiness24
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementKinesiology, parks & recreation21
International Business/Trade/CommerceBusiness21
AdvertisingCommunication & journalism18
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, GeneralVisual & performing arts16
Communication, GeneralCommunication & journalism14
Mathematics and Computer ScienceMultidisciplinary studies13
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunication & journalism12
PhilosophyPhilosophy & religion12
AccountingBusiness11
Nutrition SciencesMultidisciplinary studies10
International/Globalization StudiesMultidisciplinary studies10
Physics, GeneralPhysical sciences10
JournalismCommunication & journalism9
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesLiberal arts & general studies9
Sociology, GeneralSocial sciences9
Creative WritingEnglish8
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, OtherVisual & performing arts8
Film/Cinema/Media StudiesVisual & performing arts8
Art/Art Studies, GeneralVisual & performing arts8
History, GeneralHistory8
Sustainability StudiesMultidisciplinary studies7
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary studies7
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano StudiesArea, ethnic & gender studies6
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, OtherEnglish6
Mathematics, GeneralMathematics & statistics6
Natural SciencesMultidisciplinary studies5
Art History, Criticism and ConservationVisual & performing arts4
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish3
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and TechnologyVisual & performing arts3
ActingVisual & performing arts3
European Studies/CivilizationArea, ethnic & gender studies2
Chemistry Teacher EducationEducation2
Religion/Religious StudiesPhilosophy & religion2
Music, GeneralVisual & performing arts2
English/Language Arts Teacher EducationEducation1
German Language and LiteratureForeign languages1
Chemistry, GeneralPhysical sciences1
Industrial and Organizational PsychologyPsychology1
Directing and Theatrical ProductionVisual & performing arts1

Where it ranks

Among Division I schools; every list Pepperdine University is on.

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