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Communications & media at Pepperdine

Pepperdine graduates about 118 communications & media majors a year, 13% of its graduating class. That puts it 20th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $74,000 four years out, 1.25× what the same major pays nationally.

89/100Standout#20 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year11813% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$74,0001.25× the same major nationally
Research in the field$392Ka year, NSF
Admit rate63%whole school
SAT middle 50%1285–1480whole school

Around Pepperdine

Smothers Theater on the campus of Pepperdine University in Malibu, California in
Smothers TheaterPhoto: Swper · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Pepperdine University + Pacific Ocean
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Pepperdine Musical Theatre
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The interior of Stauffer Chapel on the campus of Pepperdine University in 2019,
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Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Center for Communication and Business.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 58 · Student housing 36 · Athletics 5 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. University of Florida 89
  2. University of Georgia 89
  3. University of Connecticut 89
  4. Loyola Marymount University 89
  5. University of Pennsylvania 89
  6. Denison University 89
  7. New York University 88
  8. Texas Christian University 88

Other strong majors at Pepperdine

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Pepperdine with every school we score in communications & media. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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