Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare

Types of Degrees Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many cyber/electronic operations & warfare graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	431
Master’s Degree	321
Basic Certificate	155
Graduate Certificate	106
Undergraduate Certificate	30
Associate Degree	29
Doctor’s Degree	2

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare?

This major tends to be male dominated. About 79% of recent graduates are men.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of cyber/electronic operations and warfare majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	16
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	72
White	253
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	46

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare. About 2.6% of those with this major are international students.

Online Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare Programs

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)	4	1
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	6	1
Bachelor’s Degree	11	4
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	11	3
Post-Master’s	1	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	1	1
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to cyber/electronic operations and warfare.

Major	Number of Grads
General Intelligence	2,413
Strategic Intelligence	345
Signal/Geospatial Intelligence	53
Other Intelligence, Command Control & Information Operations	49
Information/Psychological Warfare & Military Media Relations	28

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.