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Naval Postgraduate School

Naval Postgraduate School
1 University Circle
Monterey, CA 93943

Official telephone: (831) 656-2442
Website: https://www.nps.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: quarter system (four terms comprise academic year)

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Total faculty: 471 men, 271 women
Full-time faculty: 242

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
distance learning, online courses

LIST OF MAJORS
Diplomas

  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Combat Systems Engineering
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare
  • Data Analytics, General
  • Data Science, General
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other
  • Energy Systems Engineering, General
  • Engineering Acoustics
  • Engineering, Other
  • Finance and Financial Management Services, Other
  • Homeland Security
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Information Technology Project Management
  • Intelligence, General
  • International Relations and National Security Studies, Other
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Information Systems and Services, Other
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
  • Meteorology
  • Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other
  • Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • National Security Policy Studies
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Operations Research
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Project Management
  • Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management
  • Signal/Geospatial Intelligence
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Space Systems Operations
  • System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager
  • Systems Engineering
  • Undersea Warfare
Doctorates

  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Combat Systems Engineering
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Acoustics
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • Engineering, Other
  • Homeland Security
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Meteorology
  • Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other
  • Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation
  • National Security Policy Studies
  • Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
  • Operations Research
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Systems Engineering
Master's Degrees

  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Combat Systems Engineering
  • Command & Control (C3, C4I) Systems and Operations
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Acoustics
  • Engineering, Other
  • Finance and Financial Management Services, Other
  • Homeland Security
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Information Technology
  • Information/Psychological Warfare and Military Media Relations
  • International Relations and National Security Studies, Other
  • Joint Command/Task Force (C3, C4I) Systems
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Information Systems and Services, Other
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Meteorology
  • Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other
  • Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation
  • National Security Policy Studies
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
  • Operational Oceanography
  • Operations Research
  • Physical Sciences, General
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Project Management
  • Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Space Systems Operations
  • System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager
  • Systems Engineering
  • Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations
  • Transportation/Mobility Management
  • Undersea Warfare

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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