Fielding Graduate University
Santa Barbara, California · Also known as Fielding|Fielding Institute|Fielding Graduate Institute · Website
Fielding Graduate University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Santa Barbara, California.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
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Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Admission and students
- Graduate students
- 915
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 13
- Endowment
- $10.3M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $41,472 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
13 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
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| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 90 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,184 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 75 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,558 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 62 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $74,850 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 59 | $21,247 | $52,426 | $86,802 | $65,509 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 53 | $182,333 | $66,593 | $108,694 | $99,878 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 40 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,685 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesDoctoral | Doctoral | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,538 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesDoctoral | Doctoral | 11 | $124,042 | Withheld | Withheld | $110,734 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral | Doctoral | 10 | $107,287 | $92,575 | Withheld | $100,573 |
| Psychology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 5 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralDoctoral | Doctoral | 2 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,288 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
What are the most popular majors at Fielding Graduate University?
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (90 master's graduates), Human Resources Management and Services (75 master's graduates), Human Resources Management and Services (62 graduate certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 13 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.