Top Ranked Programs
Pepperdine University's program mix is anchored in business and professional fields, reflecting the university's positioning as a private institution with strong employer connections in Southern California. Business Administration is the largest program with 218 graduates, followed by Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Psychology, General, Kinesiology, and Biology, General. Across 0 ranked programs serving roughly 893 students annually, several deliver strong four-year earnings outcomes aligned with regional labor-market demand. The earnings pattern reflects concentration in applied professional fields. Economics leads with median earnings of $104,943 four years after enrollment, followed by International Business at $100,595, Business Administration at $91,227, Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at $81,417, and Political Science at $75,954. This clustering in business, finance, and management-adjacent fields aligns with Pepperdine University's curriculum emphasis and the broader Southern California professional services market. The program portfolio reflects a high-mobility orientation, with most graduates entering the workforce directly in business, finance, and management roles rather than pursuing graduate study. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how these dominant program families align with regional and national labor-market demand in professional services and business sectors.