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Engineering at Naval Postgraduate School

Engineering at Naval Postgraduate School

If you plan to study engineering, take a look at what Naval Postgraduate School has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Naval Postgraduate School is located in Monterey, California and has a total student population of 2,866.

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

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Naval Postgraduate School does offer online education options in engineering for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • 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

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Naval Postgraduate School. A concentration may not be available for your 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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