Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, California · Private, nonprofit

All 3 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr). Another 10 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.

3 of 13 programs could be assessed 23% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical California high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$86,802	+$49,826	clears the bar	$21,247	0.4 yrs	72
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$108,694	+$71,718	clears the bar	$182,333	2.5 yrs	59
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$92,575 1-year earnings	+$55,599	clears the bar	$107,287	1.9 yrs	6
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	54
Human Resources	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Human Development and Family Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Human Resources	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$124,042	insufficient data	12
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

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.