Social Sciences at Naval Postgraduate School

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 193 students received their master's degree in social sciences.

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

Naval Postgraduate School Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Naval Postgraduate School Social Sciences Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #184 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Naval Postgraduate School

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

Naval Postgraduate School Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 193 students who graduated with a master’s in social sciences from Naval Postgraduate School in 2021, 88% were men and 12% were women.

Of the students who received a social sciences 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	131
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences 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
International Relations & National Security	257

Related Majors

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Urban and Regional Planners	7,950	$93,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860

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.