Signal & Geospatial Intelligence

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    Total Degrees​
    Awarded in 2024
    52
    declining 1.89%
    Median In-State​
    Public Tuition
    $10,087
    growing 2%
    Median Out-of-State​
    Private Tuition
    $64,730
    growing 3.01%

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    In 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of Signal & Geospatial Intelligence degree recipients are Monterey, CA, College Park, MD, and Provo, UT. In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of Signal & Geospatial Intelligence degree recipients are Monterey, CA, Elmhurst, IL, and College, AK. The most common degree awarded to students studying Signal & Geospatial Intelligence is a postbaccalaureate certificate.

    Institutions

    Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Signal & Geospatial Intelligence and the types of students that study this field. Naval Postgraduate School awards the most degrees in Signal & Geospatial Intelligence in the US, having also the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Signal & Geospatial Intelligence, followed by Elmhurst University.

    Tuition costs for Signal & Geospatial Intelligence majors are, on average, $10,087 for in-state public colleges, and $64,730 for out of state private colleges.

    The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Signal & Geospatial Intelligence programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (5 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (36 completions).

    Institutions

    Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Signal & Geospatial Intelligence (2024)
    1. 18 degrees awarded
    2. 14 degrees awarded
    3. 5 degrees awarded

    The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Signal & Geospatial Intelligence, is Public, 4-year or above (36 completions in 2024).

    The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Signal & Geospatial Intelligence programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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    Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

    $10,087
    Median In-State Public
    $64,730
    Median Out of State Private

    Naval Postgraduate School has the most Signal & Geospatial Intelligence degree recipients, with 18 degrees awarded in 2024.

    The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Signal & Geospatial Intelligence.

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    Specialized Colleges

    Out of all institutions that offer Signal & Geospatial Intelligence programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Naval Postgraduate School has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Signal & Geospatial Intelligence, with 0.743%.

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    Degrees Awarded by County

    Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Signal & Geospatial Intelligence
    1. 18 degrees awarded
    2. 14 degrees awarded
    3. 5 degrees awarded

    This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Signal & Geospatial Intelligence 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 Postbaccalaureate Certificate. 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 (35 students).

    Degrees Awarded

    The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Signal & Geospatial Intelligence are Postbaccalaureate Certificate, Masters Degree, and Bachelors Degree.

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    Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

    Male (73.1%)
    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 Signal & Geospatial Intelligence.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

    Degrees
    Most Common Race or Ethnicity
    1. White
      35 degrees awarded in 2024
    2. Non-resident Alien
      7 degrees awarded in 2024
    3. Black or African American
      4 degrees awarded in 2024

    This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Signal & Geospatial Intelligence 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
      15 degrees awarded
    2. White Female
      4 degrees awarded
    3. Non-resident Alien Male
      3 degrees awarded

    This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Postbaccalaureate Certificate recipients in Signal & Geospatial Intelligence.

    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 Signal & Geospatial Intelligence field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Signal & Geospatial Intelligence majors need many skills, but most especially Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Signal & Geospatial Intelligence majors need more than the average amount of Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, and Active Listening.

    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 Signal & Geospatial Intelligence 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 Operation and Control is very distinctive for majors, but the Active Listening, Speaking, and Reading Comprehension are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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