Private nonprofit · 4-year

Antioch University-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California

Not enough data

ROI: Not enough data

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 4 years.

There isn't enough federal earnings data to calculate a reliable ROI here yet.

We only publish an ROI verdict where the U.S. Department of Education reports both earnings and cost. We won’t fabricate a number where federal data is missing.

64% of Antioch University-Santa Barbara students earn more than a typical U.S. high-school graduate (about $28,000/yr) ten years after starting — measured from IRS tax records, not surveys.

The numbers behind the verdict

—

Average net price / yr as of 2024

$65,694

Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024

$52,428

Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024

$23,501

Median debt at graduation as of 2024

—

Graduation rate as of 2024

64%

Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024

52%

Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024

—

Retention rate as of 2024

Equity & access

Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.

By gender

Women

$50,473

Men

$54,992

8% gap between the two groups

By family-income background

From lower-income families

$49,418

From higher-income families

$64,426

23% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)

Dependent students

$48,346

Independent students

$51,959

7% gap between the two groups

37%

First-generation students

39%

Take federal student loans

85%

Born in the U.S.

Who studies here

White 49%Hispanic 31%Black 4%Other 16%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

How Antioch University-Santa Barbara compares

This college against the California and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of Antioch University-Santa Barbara students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

Best-paying majors at Antioch University-Santa Barbara

Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.

Major	Credential	Earnings (5 yr)	Median debt	10-yr ROI	Verdict
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Certificate	$90,220	—	—	Not enough data
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	Certificate	$65,592	$75,165	—	Not enough data
Psychology, General	Certificate	$65,694	—	—	Not enough data
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Associate's	$48,020	$25,000	—	Not enough data
Education, General	Certificate	$76,445	$43,148	—	Not enough data