Fielding Graduate University, California

Study at Fielding Graduate University

Fielding Graduate University is a nonprofit university that was established in 1974 by Hallock Hoffman, Frederic Hudson, and Renata Tesch. The university was formerly known as The Fielding Institute, and the Fielding Graduate Institute. The campus of the university is located in Santa Barbara, California.

Fielding Graduate University offers master's and doctoral level degrees and certificate programs in a host of areas such as media psychology, organization management and development, collaborative educational leadership, and neuropsychology. The academic divisions of Fielding Graduate University include:

School of Educational Leadership and Change
School of Human Organization and Development
School of Psychology

Fielding Graduate University offers financial aid to the eligible students. This may be in the form of veteran benefits, scholarships, loans, and grants. Opportunities for job placement are also provided by the university.

Profile of Fielding Graduate University

The campus of Fielding is in Santa Barbara, CA, which is a small city. The school is a private, not-for-profit institution. Degrees at Fielding include, at the school's highest level, the Doctoral degree.

Course Topics

The school is known for its programs in business and management, education and teaching, and therapy and counseling.

Fielding Selectivity

Admission at Fielding is selective, not open to all who apply.

Student Enrollment

In 2007, the school had 1,595 students enrolled (1,460 full-time equivalent). Forty-something year old students won't feel out of place at Fielding.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"The Fielding Graduate University prepares its students to serve as reflective professionals through its innovative doctoral and masters programs, collaborative learning model, and continuing professional education. We support professional and personal transformation through a learning model which integrates theory, research, and values with high integrity practice and scholarship in Psychology, Human and Organization Development, and Educational Leadership and Change."

Fielding Programs and Degrees

General Category	Degrees	Most Common Majors
Business and Management	157	organizational behavior
Therapy and Counseling	129	clinical psychology, psychology courses
Education and Teaching	112	educational administration, instructional media design
Family and Social Work	21	family studies

Contact: Fielding

Fielding Graduate University
2112 Santa Barbara St
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
General Phone: (805) 687-1099
http://www.fielding.edu