Naval Postgraduate School

Overview

The Naval Postgraduate School is a graduate institution established in Monterey, California. The college is operated by the United States Armed Forces and offers master’s, doctoral, and engineer’s degree programs to DOD employees, US Armed Forces personnel, and international visitors. The college’s 14 academic departments offer over 75 programs of study centered around national and global security, with many programs available to distance learners as well as on-campus. Students enrolled in any department of the Naval Postgraduate School have the opportunity to take part in research throughout their college career, which includes access to research facilities, internships, sponsorships, and institutional funding.

Campus Setting:

Suburb or town

Tuition, Cost & Aid

Affordability & Cost

Aid & Grants

Student Loans

Admissions

Key Admissions Stats

Institution Type

Public

Not for Profit
Coed

Need Aware

This school may consider an applicant’s financial situation when deciding admission

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Level of Institution

4 Year

Campus Setting

Suburb or town

Admissions Requirements

Transcript

Test Optional

SAT Subject Tests

AP Course Credit

Dual Enrollment

Admitted Student Stats

Admissions Resources

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Academics

Key Academic Stats

Highest Degree Offered

Doctorate

Total Number of Students

2,670

Academic Calendar

Quarter

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Non Traditional Learning

Online Classes

Degrees and Majors

MAJORS

	A B M D
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES	Business Administration and Management, General ✓ Project Management ✓ Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management ✓
COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES	Computer Science ✓ ✓ Computer and Information Sciences, General ✓ ✓ Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance ✓ Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other ✓ ✓ Information Technology ✓ Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation ✓ ✓ Network and System Administration/Administrator ✓ ✓
ENGINEERING	Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General ✓ ✓ Computer Software Engineering ✓ ✓ Electrical and Electronics Engineering ✓ ✓ Engineering Physics/Applied Physics ✓ ✓ Engineering Science ✓ Mechanical Engineering ✓ ✓ Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering ✓ Operations Research ✓ ✓ Systems Engineering ✓ ✓
HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES	Critical Infrastructure Protection ✓ Homeland Security ✓ Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations ✓
MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS	Applied Mathematics, General ✓ ✓
MILITARY TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLIED SCIENCES	Combat Systems Engineering ✓ ✓ Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare ✓ Engineering Acoustics ✓ Information/Psychological Warfare and Military Media Relations ✓ Joint Command/Task Force (C3, C4I) Systems ✓ Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other ✓ Undersea Warfare ✓
PHYSICAL SCIENCES	Acoustics ✓ ✓ Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General ✓ Meteorology ✓ ✓ Oceanography, Chemical and Physical ✓ ✓ Physics, General ✓ ✓
SOCIAL SCIENCES	National Security Policy Studies ✓ ✓