Naval Postgraduate School

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2019 Student Loan
4.56%
Default Rate
2021 Enrolled Students
2,787
53.5% Full-Time

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Naval Postgraduate School is a higher education institution located in Monterey County, CA. In 2021, the most popular Postbaccalaureate Certificate concentrations at Naval Postgraduate School were Systems Engineering (241 degrees awarded), Computer & Information Systems Security (180 degrees), and Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering (122 degrees).

In 2021, 2,318 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Naval Postgraduate School. 21% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 79% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (1,617 degrees), 7.93 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (204 degrees).

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Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.
4.56%
2019 Default Rate
86
Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Naval Postgraduate School was 4.56%, which represents 86 out of the 1884 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

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Naval Postgraduate School had a total enrollment of 2,787 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Naval Postgraduate School is 1,490 students and the part-time enrollment is 1,297. This means that 53.5% of students enrolled at Naval Postgraduate School are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Naval Postgraduate School, both undergraduate and graduate, is 71.6% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino, 5.06% Asian, 4.41% Black or African American, 2.05% Two or More Races, 0.144% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.108% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Male (56.2%), followed by White Female (10.4%) and Hispanic or Latino Male (7.18%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

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Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Naval Postgraduate School in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 2,787 students. The full-time enrollment at Naval Postgraduate School is 1,490 and the part-time enrollment is 1,297. This means that 53.5% of students enrolled at Naval Postgraduate School are enrolled full-time compared with 76.6% at similar Doctoral Universities.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)
  1. White
    1,996 enrolled students
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    280 enrolled students
  3. Asian
    141 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Naval Postgraduate School is 71.6% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino, 5.06% Asian, 4.41% Black or African American, 2.05% Two or More Races, 0.144% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.108% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Doctoral Universities is 48.9% White, 15.1% Hispanic or Latino, and 9.56% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 48 students (1.72%) did not report their race.

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In 2021, 1,346 fewer women than men received degrees from Naval Postgraduate School. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Naval Postgraduate School is white (1,617 degrees awarded). There were 7.93 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (204 degrees).

The most common Postbaccalaureate Certificate concentration at Naval Postgraduate School is Systems Engineering (241 degrees awarded), followed by Computer & Information Systems Security (180 degrees) and Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering (122 degrees).

In 2021,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Naval Postgraduate School, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Applied Sciences (217 degrees awarded), Engineering (967 degrees), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (328 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Naval Postgraduate School are Software developers (917,928 people), Other managers (635,454 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (379,281 people), Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers (369,683 people), and Civil engineers (273,406 people).

The most specialized majors at Naval Postgraduate School in 2021 are Applied Sciences (217 degrees awarded), Engineering (967 degrees), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (328 degrees), Social Sciences (257 degrees), and Protective Services (88 degrees) (as of 2021).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Naval Postgraduate School are Podiatrists, Surgeons, Physicians, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

The most specialized majors at Naval Postgraduate School are Applied Sciences (217 degrees awarded), Engineering (967 degrees), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (328 degrees), Social Sciences (257 degrees), and Protective Services (88 degrees) (as of 2021).

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Common Industries by Major

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Naval Postgraduate School are Computer Systems Design (1,097,541 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (508,631 people), Elementary & secondary schools (498,829 people), Architectural, engineering & related services (490,213 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (487,784 people).

The most specialized majors at Naval Postgraduate School are Applied Sciences (217 degrees awarded), Engineering (967 degrees), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (328 degrees), Social Sciences (257 degrees), and Protective Services (88 degrees) (as of 2021).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Naval Postgraduate School.
Most Common (2021)
  1. 211 degree-majors awarded
  2. 113 degree-majors awarded
  3. 112 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common masters degree concentration at Naval Postgraduate School was Systems Engineering with 211 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from masters degree programs at Naval Postgraduate School according to their major.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

1,832
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2021
486
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2021

In 2021, 1,832 degrees were awarded to men at Naval Postgraduate School, which is 3.77 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (486).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Naval Postgraduate School by degrees awarded.

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 360 degrees were awarded to men at Naval Postgraduate School in Systems Engineering, which is 3.87 times more than the 93 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 93 degrees were awarded to men at Naval Postgraduate School in Systems Engineering, which is 0.258 times less than the 360 male recipients with that same degree.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)
  1. White
    1,617 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    204 degrees awarded
  3. Asian
    134 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Naval Postgraduate School is white (1,617 degrees awarded). There were 7.93 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (204 degrees).

2.33% of degree recipients (54 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)
  1. White Male
    1,286 degrees awarded
  2. White Female
    331 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Male
    157 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Naval Postgraduate School is white male (1,286 degrees awarded). There were 3.89 times more white male recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (331 degrees).

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Naval Postgraduate School employs 95 Professors, 84 Associate professors and 75 Lecturers. Most academics at Naval Postgraduate School are Male Professor (78), Male Associate professor (69), and Male Lecturer (63).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Naval Postgraduate School are: Research, with 124 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 102 employees, and Computer, Engineering, and Science with 77 employees.

Occupations by Share

Professor
Most Common Instructor
95 Employees
Research
Most Common Non-Instructional Employee
124 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Naval Postgraduate School were Professor with 95 employees, Associate professor with 84 employees, and Lecturer with 75 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Naval Postgraduate School were Research with 124 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 102 employees, and Computer, Engineering, and Science with 77 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)
  1. Male Professor
  2. Male Associate professor
  3. Male Lecturer

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Naval Postgraduate School was Male Professor with 78 employees, Male Associate professor with 69 employees, and Male Lecturer with 63 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Naval Postgraduate School.

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