Naval Postgraduate School is a public 4-year college in Monterey, California.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
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Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Admission and students
- Graduate students
- 2,441
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 77
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $20,161 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $8,086 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 80% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $11,537 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $36,048 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $41,472 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
77 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
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| Business Administration, Management and OperationsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 571 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Systems EngineeringGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 238 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 227 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Systems EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 192 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesMaster's | Master's | 140 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 115 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Homeland SecurityMaster's | Master's | 109 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Operations ResearchGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 103 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 92 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Operations ResearchMaster's | Master's | 91 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 82 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Military Applied SciencesMaster's | Master's | 78 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 59 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesMaster's | Master's | 50 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Military Applied SciencesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 47 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's | Master's | 41 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mechanical EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Data AnalyticsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 33 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Data ScienceOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 30 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsMaster's | Master's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Energy Systems EngineeringGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 24 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Monterey and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
What are the most popular majors at Naval Postgraduate School?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (571 graduate certificate graduates), Systems Engineering (238 graduate certificate graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (227 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 77 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.