Military Applied Sciences

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    Total Degrees​
    Awarded in 2024
    383
    growing 52.6%
    Median In-State​
    Public Tuition
    $9,888
    growing 4%
    Median Out-of-State​
    Private Tuition
    $26,350
    growing 1%

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    In 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of Military Applied Sciences degree recipients are Monterey, CA, Air Force Academy, CO, and West Point, NY. In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of Military Applied Sciences degree recipients are Air Force Academy, CO, West Point, NY, and Dillon, MT. The most common degree awarded to students studying Military Applied Sciences is a bachelors degree.

    Institutions

    Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Military Applied Sciences and the types of students that study this field. Naval Postgraduate School awards the most degrees in Military Applied Sciences in the US, but United States Air Force Academy and United States Military Academy have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Military Applied Sciences.

    Tuition costs for Military Applied Sciences majors are, on average, $9,888 for in-state public colleges, and $26,350 for out of state private colleges.

    The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Military Applied Sciences programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (7 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (302 completions).

    Institutions

    Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Military Applied Sciences (2024)
    1. 136 degrees awarded
    2. 68 degrees awarded
    3. 66 degrees awarded

    The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Military Applied Sciences, is Public, 4-year or above (302 completions in 2024).

    The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Military Applied Sciences programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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    Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

    $9,888
    Median In-State Public
    $26,350
    Median Out of State Private

    Naval Postgraduate School has the most Military Applied Sciences degree recipients, with 136 degrees awarded in 2024.

    The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Military Applied Sciences.

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    Specialized Colleges

    Out of all institutions that offer Military Applied Sciences programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, United States Air Force Academy has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Military Applied Sciences, with 6.76%.

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    Degrees Awarded by County

    Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Military Applied Sciences
    1. 136 degrees awarded
    2. 68 degrees awarded
    3. 66 degrees awarded

    This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Military Applied Sciences by year.

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    Diversity

    Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Applied Sciences in the United States.

    The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Applied Sciences degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Applied Sciences (267 students).

    Degrees Awarded

    The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Military Applied Sciences are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Postbaccalaureate Certificate.

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    Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

    Male (83.6%)
    Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

    This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Military Applied Sciences.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

    Degrees
    Most Common Race or Ethnicity
    1. White
      267 degrees awarded in 2024
    2. Hispanic or Latino
      37 degrees awarded in 2024
    3. Unknown
      27 degrees awarded in 2024

    This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Military Applied Sciences for each race & ethnicity.

    In 2024, White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Degrees
    Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
    1. White Male
      88 degrees awarded
    2. Hispanic or Latino Male
      17 degrees awarded
    3. White Female
      13 degrees awarded

    This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Military Applied Sciences.

    White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

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    Skills

    Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Military Applied Sciences field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Military Applied Sciences majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Military Applied Sciences majors need more than the average amount of Installation, Equipment Maintenance, and Repairing.

    These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Military Applied Sciences majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Installation is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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