Military Technologies & Sciences

Types of Degrees Military Technologies & Sciences Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many military technologies and applied sciences graduations there were in 2020-2021 for each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	1,035
Graduate Certificate	578

Who Is Getting a Master’s Degree in Military Technologies & Sciences?

This major attracts more men than women. About 70% of the graduates in this field are male.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of military technologies and applied sciences majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	50
Black or African American	120
Hispanic or Latino	89
White	582
International Students	51
Other Races/Ethnicities	143

Geographic Diversity

Students from other countries are interested in Military Technologies & Applied Sciences, too. About 4.9% of those with this major are international students.

Master’s Degree Starting Salary

Data from the U.S. Department of Education shows that military technologies and applied sciences students who graduated in 2017-2019 with a master’s degree made a median starting salary of $76,235 per year. During this timeframe, most salaries fell between $60,332 (25th percentile) and $87,703 (75th percentile).

Note that some of these people may have jobs that are not directly related to a military technologies and applied sciences degree.

Online Military Technologies & Sciences Programs

In 2020-2021, 83 schools offered a military technologies and applied sciences program of some type. The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	7	3
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	23	8
Bachelor’s Degree	35	12
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	37	14
Post-Master’s	3	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	1	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Military Technologies & Sciences

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to military technologies and applied sciences.

Major	Number of Grads
Public Administration & Social Service	53,252
Legal Professions	45,189
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	13,045
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	10,452

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
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
• Image Credit: By US Military under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.