Antioch University-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California · Private, nonprofit

All 8 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr). Another 3 could not be assessed.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

8 of 11 programs could be assessed 73% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical California high-school graduate.
ProgramDegreeMedian earningsvs a high-school gradVerdictMedian debtYears to repayRecent completers
Counseling PsychologyMaster's Degree$71,113+$34,137clears the bar$75,1652.2 yrs53
Liberal Arts and General StudiesBachelor's Degree$66,596+$29,620clears the bar$25,0000.8 yrs15
PsychologyBachelor's Degree$51,702+$14,726clears the bar$35,3572.4 yrs8
EducationMaster's Degree$67,918+$30,942clears the bar$43,1481.4 yrs6
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's Degree$57,116+$20,140clears the bar$44,3122.2 yrs5
PsychologyMaster's Degree$79,347+$42,371clears the barinsufficient datainsufficient data4
Business AdministrationMaster's Degree$79,072+$42,096clears the barinsufficient datainsufficient data1
Teacher Education (by level)Graduate/Professional Certificate$46,988 1-year earnings+$10,012clears the barinsufficient datainsufficient data0
Counseling PsychologyFirst Professional Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data11
Business AdministrationBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data3
Business AdministrationGraduate/Professional Certificateinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,976/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.