Systems Engineering at Naval Postgraduate School

If you are interested in studying systems engineering, you may want to check out the program at Naval Postgraduate School. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Systems Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Naval Postgraduate School Systems Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Systems Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Systems Engineering

Naval Postgraduate School Systems Engineering Rankings

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There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in systems engineering, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Systems Engineering Student Demographics at Naval Postgraduate School

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

Naval Postgraduate School Systems Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 211 students earned a master's degree in systems engineering from Naval Postgraduate School. About 19% of these graduates were women and the other 81% were men.

Of the students who received a systems engineering master's degree from Naval Postgraduate School, 76% 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 systems engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	160
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Robotics Engineering
• Energy Systems Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering

Careers That Systems Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in systems 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Engineers	20,600	$107,700
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790

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.