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Engineering at Naval Postgraduate School

Engineering at Naval Postgraduate School

Every engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering program at Naval Postgraduate School stacks up to those at other schools.

Naval Postgraduate School is located in Monterey, California and approximately 2,866 students attend the school each year.

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

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at Naval Postgraduate School

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

  • Master’s Degree

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #190 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Naval Postgraduate School

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

19% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 81% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

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Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from Naval Postgraduate School, 68% 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 Naval Postgraduate School with a master's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 25
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 41
White 268
International Students 24
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Naval Postgraduate School. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Systems Engineering 453
Operations Research 170
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 154
Electrical Engineering 71
Nuclear Engineering 35
Mechanical Engineering 34
Energy Systems Engineering 26
Robotics Engineering 23
Engineering Physics 1

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Software Applications Developers 148,550 $127,950
Systems Software Developers 88,910 $131,700
Civil Engineers 45,060 $109,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Electronics Engineers 29,210 $123,540

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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