Graduate Programs at Pepperdine University

Graduate School Overview

Pepperdine University (referred to as Pepperdine) is a Private, 4 years school located in Malibu, CA. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (2/28/1949 - Current).

Pepperdine Directory Information
School Name	Pepperdine University (Pepperdine)
Address	24255 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA 90263
Phone	310-506-4000
Web	https://www.pepperdine.edu
Online Application	https://seaver.pepperdine.edu/admission/application/undergraduate
Financial Info	https://www.pepperdine.edu/admission/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Pepperdine University is $39,720 in average. The school has 6,368 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 10,030 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 97 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 3 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$39,720
Student Population	6,368
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	97 graduate programs (3 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Pepperdine University is $39,720 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,955.

Pepperdine University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Pepperdine University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	3 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Pepperdine University is $39,720. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 6.15% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$33,700	$120
2019-2020	$34,900	$120
2020-2021	$36,200	$120
2021-2022	$37,300	$120
2022-2023	$39,100	$620

The graduate school tuition & fees of Pepperdine is expensive compared to private graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the California graduate tuition is $21,739 (public) / $23,882 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Pepperdine University	$39,720
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
California Graduate Schools	$19,794	$22,475
Public	$11,472	$21,739
Private	$23,882

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $21,060 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Pepperdine University. On-campus living costs are increased by 9.69% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $21,060. Off-campus living costs are increased by 9.69% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$15,320	$2,500	$15,320	$2,500
2019-2020	$15,670	$2,500	$15,670	$2,500
2020-2021	$16,160	$2,500	$16,160	$2,500
2021-2022	$16,700	$2,500	$16,700	$2,500
2022-2023	$18,560	$2,500	$18,560	$2,500

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,955 at Pepperdine University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 4.83% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,685
2019-2020	$1,745
2020-2021	$1,810
2021-2022	$1,865
2022-2023	$1,955

The law school tuition at Pepperdine University is $64,220 for academic year 2022-2023. Next table shows the tuition & fees for law school and/or medical schools at Pepperdine University.

Law School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Pepperdine University
	Tuition	Fees
Law	$63,660	$560

Graduate Programs at Pepperdine

Pepperdine University offers 36 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 2,371 students have completed their study at Pepperdine University.

Offered Degrees at Pepperdine University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	30	3	2,092
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	3	0	72
Doctor's degree - other	2	0	200
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	0	7
Total	36	3	2,371

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Pepperdine University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Nutrition Sciences program with 7 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Clinical Psychology program with 451 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 174 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Pepperdine University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nutrition Sciences	✕	7	-

Popular Master's Programs at Pepperdine University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Clinical Psychology	✕	451	$41,400
Business Administration and Management	✕	448	$89,700
Psychology	✕	220	$45,000
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	185	-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	✕	125	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Pepperdine University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	174	$61,400
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	57	$91,000
Clinical Psychology	✕	26	$69,400
Business Administration and Management	✕	11	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	4	-

Pepperdine University offers 36 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 2,371 students have completed their graduate studies.

2,092 students have earned/completed Master's program.
200 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
7 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
American/United States Studies/Civilization	✕	4	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Communication	✕	1	-
Radio and Television	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	136 completers	-
Education	✕	1	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	37	-
Urban Education and Leadership	✕	15	-
Learning Sciences	✔	1	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	67	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	15	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	129 completers	-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	✕	125	-
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	✕	2	-
International Business, Trade, and Tax Law	✕	2	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	37 completers	-
Financial Mathematics	✕	37	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	121 completers	-
Dispute Resolution	✕	121	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✕	0	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	0	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✕	4	-
Psychology [+]	✕	856 completers	$45,000
Psychology	✕	220	$45,000
Clinical Psychology	✕	451	$41,400
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	185	-
Human Services [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	33	$49,300
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Playwriting and Screenwriting	✕	8	-
Business [+]	✔	763 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	448	$89,700
Organizational Leadership	✔	76	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	46	-
Human Resources Development	✕	1	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	107	-
Management Science	✕	60	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✕	1	-
Real Estate	✕	24	-
	Total	2,092

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	61 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	57	$91,000
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	4	-
Business [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	11	-
	Total	72

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	174 completers	$61,400
Law	✕	174	$61,400
Psychology [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	26	$69,400
	Total	200

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Nutrition Sciences	✕	7	-
	Total	7

Graduate Student Population at Pepperdine

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 6,738 students enrolled into Pepperdine University graduate schools where it has total 10,030 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 2,950 full-time and 3,788 part-time graduate students. By gender, 2,032 male and 4,706 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	6,738	2,032	4,706
Full-time	2,950	1,061	1,889
Part-tme	3,788	971	2,817

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 2,723 White (40.41%), 721 Black/African American (10.70%), 1,337 Hispanic (19.84%), 696 Asian (10.33%), and 1,261 students with other races. 551 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	6,738	2,032	4,706
American Indian/Native American	21	6	15
Asian	696	226	470
Black/African American	721	188	533
Hispanic	1,337	331	1,006
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	31	11	20
White	2,723	848	1,875
Two More	241	40	201
Un-Known	417	146	271
Non-resident Alien	551	236	315

Pepperdine University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2,887 graduate students (42.85% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 679 graduate students (10.08% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	6,738
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2,887
Enrolled Some Online Courses	679
Not in Online Courses	3,172

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Pepperdine University. 1,640 students are aged 20 to 24 (24.34% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.01%), 494 students are aged above 50 (7.33%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Pepperdine University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	6,738	2,032	4,706
Under 18	1	0	1
Age 20-21	78	13	65
Age 22-24	1,562	423	1,139
Age 25-29	2,093	594	1,499
Age 30-34	1,079	361	718
Age 35-39	600	199	401
Age 40-49	831	274	557
Age 50-64	459	153	306
Over 64	35	15	20

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