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Antioch University-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA · 7 field-and-degree records

Earnings reported for 7 · Federal debt reported for 2

Based onFederal evidence is incompleteEstimateNot enough data
Estimated 10-year payoff
Price unavailable

Payoff needs a reliable price

Observed year-5 earnings are available, but the current federal record does not provide a usable institution-wide average net price.

Not availableTime to earn back the modeled cost
Not availableEstimated return after 10 years
$54,086Observed earnings · year 5
Not availableHighest annual price before payoff reaches $0
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PAYOFF CURVE

No payoff curve is shown.

Observed year-5 earnings are available, but the current federal record does not provide a usable institution-wide average net price.

FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Average net priceNot available
Title IV student average
Cost of attendanceNot available
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24

Most students study without distance-education courses.

IPEDS enrollment counts show course delivery across the whole institution. They do not indicate whether a specific degree can be completed online.

Fully online0.0%
0 students
Some online courses23%
87 students
No online courses77%
289 students
Undergraduates age 25+69%
Share of undergraduate enrollment

Institution-level attendance context from IPEDS. Program delivery is reported separately on degree pages and in the program directory. These figures do not enter ROI.

College identity and local contextAccreditation, institution type, dual enrollment and state prices
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE

Institution details

Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.

Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Main award level
Bachelor’s degrees
Campus setting
City
Admissions
Not reported
Delivery
Campus or mixed delivery
Federal designation
No special designation reported
Sources: College Scorecard June 2026 release and IPEDS 2024 institutional characteristics.
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024

Prices in California run 11% above the U.S. level.

BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states. A value of 100 equals the national average.

Overall11% above U.S.
Goods6% above U.S.
Housing54% above U.S.
Utilities59% above U.S.
Other services3% above U.S.

Use this as geographic context, not a personal budget. It describes the state, not the campus neighborhood, and does not measure tuition or student-specific housing.

DegreeVerdict does not adjust reported earnings, college prices or ROI using this index.

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THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE VERDICT

What it costs and what graduates earn

Not availableAverage net price / year
Not availableCost of attendance
$23,501Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$249/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$54,086Median earnings · year 5 after completion
Not availableCompletion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
55Student size

Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. It does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. We show admissions scores only when a valid federal value is available.

QUESTIONS ANSWERED

What the numbers say about Antioch University-Santa Barbara

What does Antioch University-Santa Barbara cost?

The current federal record does not provide a reliable average net price for Antioch University-Santa Barbara.

What do Antioch University-Santa Barbara graduates earn?

The observed median earnings figure is $54,086 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.

How much federal debt do Antioch University-Santa Barbara graduates have?

Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $23,501. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

Is every degree at Antioch University-Santa Barbara worth the same?

No. The current release contains 7 field-and-degree records for Antioch University-Santa Barbara; 7 report year-4 earnings and 2 report federal debt. Outcomes can differ substantially by field and degree level.

DEBT AFTER COLLEGE

Are borrowers making progress?

Repayment progress, default and debt at exit describe different federal borrower cohorts. They are shown separately and do not change the ROI estimate.

1 year39%Paid down at least $1 of principal
3 years46%Paid down at least $1 of principal
5 years56%Paid down at least $1 of principal
7 years64%Paid down at least $1 of principal
Students who completed$23,501Median federal debt · 188 borrowers
Students who withdrew$15,750Median federal debt · 306 borrowers
Three-year cohort default rate0%Federal cohort measure, not the share currently behind on payments

Source: College Scorecard. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers who reduced principal by at least $1 at the stated measurement point. Debt covers federal student loans; Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. Cohorts and reporting periods differ across measures.

2024–25 ENROLLMENT

Who studied here during the year

353Students enrolled at any point
69Undergraduate students
284Graduate students

Unduplicated students enrolled at any point from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This full-year measure is different from a fall headcount and does not enter ROI.

More student and earnings detailPrice by family income, retention, equity and common industries
PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30kNot available
$30–48kNot available
$48–75kNot available
$75–110kNot available
$110k+Not available
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$54,086
Year 6$47,986
Year 10$51,541
Full-time retention
Not available
Part-time retention
Not available
Completion within 200% of normal time
Not available

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS

Outcomes are not the same for every family.

These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.

Pell Grant studentsNot reported

Completion rate not reported

83% received a Pell Grant within eight years
Parent borrowingNot available

Median Parent PLUS debt

10 parent borrowers in the reported cohort
First-generation students$17,297

Median federal student debt

44% making progress in repayment after three years
Student family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$49,418Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$53,789Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$64,426Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income41%
Middle income54%
Higher income53%
Undergraduate student composition
White49%
Black4%
Hispanic31%
Asian0%

Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

71thEarnings percentile
WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use every reportable field-and-credential record at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$67,918Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$33,753Median federal debt across categories that report debt
86%Of comparable categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS OVER TIME

What graduates earned in later years

$46,793Year 1
$63,882Year 4
$54,086Year 5

Each year can represent a different federal cohort, so the points do not track the same people over time.

DEGREES AT THIS COLLEGE

Your choice of degree can change the payoff.

Graduate earnings differ by field and credential, even within the same college.

1Psychology, General · Master's Degree$79,3472Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$79,0723Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Master's Degree$71,1134Education, General · Master's Degree$67,9185Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Bachelor's Degree$66,5966Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · Master's Degree$57,1167Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$51,702

Observed year-4 earnings · compare the same field and credential across colleges

Strongest relative outcomes

Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark

This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.

1Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · $66,596 reported+25%vs same-degree national median$29,832federal debt2Psychology, GeneralMaster's Degree · $79,347 reported+23%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree · $71,113 reported+9%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's Degree · $57,116 reported+4%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Education, GeneralMaster's Degree · $67,918 reported+3%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · $51,702 reported+2%vs same-degree national median$37,673federal debt
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DEGREE OUTCOMES

Compare fields and degree levels

Showing all 7 field-and-degree records in the current release.

Major or fieldDegree levelEarnings, year 4Federal debt2024–25 graduates
Psychology, GeneralMaster's Degree$79,347Not availableNot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$79,072Not availableNot reported
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$71,113Not availableNot reported
Education, GeneralMaster's Degree$67,918Not availableNot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$66,596$29,832Not reported
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's Degree$57,116Not availableNot reported
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$51,702$37,673Not reported

Graduate counts come from IPEDS and group related majors into the same federal field. Missing earnings or debt values remain labeled as unavailable.

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.