Naval Postgraduate School Graduate Programs
Naval Postgraduate School is a public institution situated in Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School is located in a safe and convenient suburb.
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Naval Postgraduate School Rankings
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Naval Postgraduate School.
Where Is Naval Postgraduate School?

Contact details for Naval Postgraduate School are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 1 University Circle, Monterey, CA 93943 |
Phone: | 831-656-2442 |
Website: | www.nps.edu |
Naval Postgraduate School Graduate Student Diversity
Gender Diversity
Of the 2,866 graduate students at Naval Postgraduate School, 79% are male and 21% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Naval Postgraduate School graduate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 155 |
Black or African American | 131 |
Hispanic or Latino | 286 |
White | 2,027 |
International Students | 130 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 137 |
Online Learning at Naval Postgraduate School
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Naval Postgraduate School has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 22nd most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of Naval Postgraduate School
The following table shows how Naval Postgraduate School is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Computer Science | #1 | #1 |
Computer Software & Applications | #1 | #1 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | #1 | #1 |
Computer Engineering | #1 | #1 |
Electrical Engineering | #1 | #1 |
Engineering Science | #1 | #1 |
Operations Research | #1 | #1 |
Systems Engineering | #1 | #1 |
Mathematics & Statistics | #1 | #1 |
Applied Mathematics | #1 | #1 |
Intelligence & Command Control Operations | #1 | #1 |
Military Systems & Maintenance Technology | #1 | #1 |
Social Sciences | #1 | #1 |
International Relations & National Security | #1 | #1 |
Online Growth Rankings of Naval Postgraduate School
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Naval Postgraduate School was 2.8%. This is the #916 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Naval Postgraduate School regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Naval Postgraduate School majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Computer & Information Sciences | 13% |
Data Science | 17% |
Engineering | 8% |
Information Technology | 19% |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies | 34% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Naval Postgraduate School ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Naval Postgraduate School.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Military Applied Sciences | #1 | |
Physics | #4 | |
Data Science | #8 | |
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences | #18 | |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | #19 | |
Computer Software & Applications | #36 | |
Physical Sciences | #40 | |
Information Technology | #124 | |
Engineering | #169 | |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies | #254 | |
Computer & Information Sciences | #324 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Naval Postgraduate School Graduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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