by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Pepperdine University came in at #65 out of the 1149 colleges and universities that were ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking. This places the school in the Top 10% of the country for overall quality. For this achievement, Pepperdine received one of this year's Best Master's Schools badges.
In addition, Pepperdine took the #10 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in California.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, Pepperdine came in at #74. This places the school in the Top 15% of the country for overall quality. This makes Pepperdine a recipient of this year's Best Doctorate Schools badge.
Pepperdine also ranked #12 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in California.
The total graduate student population at Pepperdine is made up of 67.6% women and 32.4% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
About 43.2% of the graduate students who attend Pepperdine are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 9.1% of graduate students hail from another country. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $37,300 | $37,300 |
| Fees | $120 | $120 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Pepperdine is $58,476. That's about the same as the nationwide average of $58,425.
Graduate students earning a doctorate degree from Pepperdine enter careers with an average starting salary of $75,813. That's about the same as the nationwide average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of Pepperdine University.
Contact details for Pepperdine are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA 90263 |
| Phone: | 310-506-4000 |
| Website: | www.pepperdine.edu/ |
Around 52.9% of Pepperdine graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 42.8% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 32 |
| Educational Administration | 60 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8 |
| Law | 153 |
Footnotes
*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.
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