Education at Pepperdine University

If you are interested in studying education, 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 122 students received their master's degree in education.

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

Pepperdine Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Pepperdine

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Pepperdine does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Pepperdine Education Rankings

There were 68 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Pepperdine

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

Pepperdine Education Master’s Program

Of the 122 students who graduated with a master’s in education from Pepperdine in 2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	41
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Education

The following education 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
Educational Administration	94
Teacher Education Grade Specific	53
Teaching English or French	34
Instructional Media Design	8
Educational Assessment	1

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Teacher Assistants	167,950	$35,350
Elementary School Teachers	162,440	$80,100
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Preschool Teachers	52,950	$37,850
Middle School Teachers	46,500	$75,660

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.