Undersea Warfare

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    Total Degrees​
    Awarded in 2024
    40
    growing 29%

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    In 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of Undersea Warfare degree recipients is Monterey, CA. In 2024, the location with a relatively high number of Undersea Warfare degree recipients is Monterey, CA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Undersea Warfare is a postbaccalaureate certificate.

    Institutions

    Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Undersea Warfare and the types of students that study this field. Naval Postgraduate School awards the most degrees in Undersea Warfare in the US, having also the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Undersea Warfare.

    The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Undersea Warfare programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (1 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (40 completions).

    Institutions

    Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Undersea Warfare (2024)
    40 degrees awarded

    The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Undersea Warfare, is Public, 4-year or above (40 completions in 2024).

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

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    Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

    Naval Postgraduate School has the most Undersea Warfare degree recipients, with 40 degrees awarded in 2024.

    The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Undersea Warfare.

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    Specialized Colleges

    Highest Concentration Institution
    1.65%

    Out of all institutions that offer Undersea Warfare programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Naval Postgraduate School has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Undersea Warfare, with 1.65%.

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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 (28 students).

    Degrees Awarded

    The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Undersea Warfare are Postbaccalaureate Certificate and Masters Degree.

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    Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

    Male (80%)
    Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

    This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 1 institutions that graduate the most students in Undersea Warfare.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

    Degrees
    Most Common Race or Ethnicity
    1. White
      28 degrees awarded in 2024
    2. Non-resident Alien
      7 degrees awarded in 2024
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      3 degrees awarded in 2024

    This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Undersea Warfare 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
      13 degrees awarded
    2. Non-resident Alien Male
      5 degrees awarded
    3. White Female
      3 degrees awarded

    This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Postbaccalaureate Certificate recipients in Undersea Warfare.

    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 Undersea Warfare field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Undersea Warfare majors need many skills, but most especially Quality Control Analysis. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Undersea Warfare majors need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Equipment Selection, 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 Undersea Warfare 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 Equipment Maintenance is very distinctive for majors, but the Quality Control Analysis, Reading Comprehension, and Critical Thinking are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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