Psychology at Fielding Graduate University

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at Fielding Graduate University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Fielding is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 1,071.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Fielding Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Fielding

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Fielding offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Fielding Psychology Rankings

There were 74 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Fielding

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Fielding Graduate University.

Fielding Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Fielding does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Fielding, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fielding Graduate University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	54
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Fielding Graduate University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	205

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Fielding Graduate University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	17,310	$108,350
Psychology Professors	4,530	$117,990
Psychologists	2,080	$114,860
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	40	$149,820

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.