Naval Postgraduate School offers 92 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 11 major programs - 3 Masters and 8 Post-graduate Certificate.

Total 1,225 students out of total 2,670 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 402 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Naval Postgraduate School is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameNaval Postgraduate School
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1 University Circle, Monterey, CA
Online Students1,225
Online Degree Programs
Total11 Programs
Masters3 Programs
Post-Graduate8 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Naval Postgraduate School. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Graduate-----$2

Online Programs By Area of Study

Naval Postgraduate School offers 92 degree programs through Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 11 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 3 Masters, 8 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED8
Overall ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 361640

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

Master'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Artificial IntelligenceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10
Modeling, Virtual Environments and SimulationONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 17
Information Technology Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7
Master'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space EngineeringONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Mechanical EngineeringONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Nuclear Engineering5 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Master'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Engineering Acoustics1 ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Space Systems OperationsONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 18
Master'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Data Science, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 31
Master'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Project Management21 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Finance and Financial Management Services (other)ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 30

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Naval Postgraduate School, there are 2,670 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,225 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,225 students are enrolled exclusively and 0 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,670
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,225
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses0
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,445

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,225 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 239 California Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 887 students living in the U.S. States other than California, and 85 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,225
California Resident239
Other State In U.S.887
Outside of U.S.85

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