Intelligence & Command Operations

Types of Degrees Intelligence & Command Operations Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many intelligence and command control operations graduations there were in 2020-2021 for each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	930
Graduate Certificate	516

Who Is Getting a Master’s Degree in Intelligence & Command Operations?

This major tends to be male dominated. About 69% of recent graduates are men.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of command control ops majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	43
Black or African American	117
Hispanic or Latino	78
White	517
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	134

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Command Control Ops. About 4.4% of those with this major are international students. The most popular countries for students from outside the country are:

• India
• Saudi Arabia
• Poland
• Canada
• Nigeria

Master’s Degree Starting Salary

The U.S. Department of Education found that students who graduated in 2017-2019 with a master’s degree in intelligence and command control operations made a median starting salary of $68,154 per year. During this timeframe, most salaries fell between $57,725 (25th percentile) and $84,316 (75th percentile).

We don’t know for sure if all of these people took jobs related to command control ops so take that into consideration.

Online Intelligence & Command Operations Programs

In 2020-2021, 65 schools offered a command control ops 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)	5	3
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	12	2
Bachelor’s Degree	25	10
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	27	14
Post-Master’s	3	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Intelligence & Command Operations

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to command control ops.

Major	Number of Grads
Military Applied Sciences	159
Military Systems & Maintenance Technology	4
Other Military Tech & Applied Sciences	4

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.