Information Technology at Naval Postgraduate School

What traits are you looking for in a IT school? To help you decide if Naval Postgraduate School is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IT program.

Naval Postgraduate School is located in Monterey, California and has a total student population of 2,866. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students received their master's degree in IT.

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

Naval Postgraduate School Information Technology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at Naval Postgraduate School

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Naval Postgraduate School does offer online courses in IT for the following degree levels:

Naval Postgraduate School Information Technology Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in IT, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

IT Student Demographics at Naval Postgraduate School

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IT majors at Naval Postgraduate School.

Naval Postgraduate School Information Technology Master’s Program

Of the 41 students who graduated with a master’s in IT from Naval Postgraduate School in 2021, 88% were men and 12% were women.

Of the students who received a IT master's degree from Naval Postgraduate School, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the IT master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Naval Postgraduate School with a master's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Other Computer & Information Sciences
• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Science

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT 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 Naval Postgraduate School.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Computer User Support Specialists	70,510	$66,350
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Computer and Information Systems Managers	63,640	$180,250
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	36,900	$97,810

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.