Communication & Journalism at Pepperdine University

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

Pepperdine is located in Malibu, California and has a total student population of 9,554. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received their master's degree in communication and journalism.

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

Pepperdine Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Pepperdine Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Pepperdine

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

Pepperdine Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 3 communication and journalism students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Pepperdine, about 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communication and journalism each year. Pepperdine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 39% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from Pepperdine, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication and journalism concentations are available at Pepperdine University. 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
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	2
Communication & Media Studies	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• Psychology

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and journalism 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
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080
Film and Video Editors	11,380	$112,530
Editors	11,060	$78,150

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.