Signal & Geospatial Intelligence
Stem Major
Add ComparisonIn 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of Signal & Geospatial Intelligence degree recipients are College Park, MD, Baltimore, MD, and Provo, UT. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Signal & Geospatial Intelligence degree recipients are Elmhurst, IL, Monterey, CA, and Thief River Falls, MN. The most common degree awarded to students studying Signal & Geospatial Intelligence is a masters degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Signal & Geospatial Intelligence and the types of students that study this field. University of Maryland-College Park awards the most degrees in Signal & Geospatial Intelligence in the US, but Naval Postgraduate School and University of Maryland-College Park have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Signal & Geospatial Intelligence.
Tuition costs for Signal & Geospatial Intelligence majors are, on average, $9,889 for in-state public colleges, and $62,840 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Signal & Geospatial Intelligence programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (5 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (28 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Signal & Geospatial Intelligence, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (28 completions in 2023).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Signal & Geospatial Intelligence programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
University of Maryland-College Park has the most Signal & Geospatial Intelligence degree recipients, with 17 degrees awarded in 2023.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Signal & Geospatial Intelligence.
Out of all institutions that offer Signal & Geospatial Intelligence programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Naval Postgraduate School has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Signal & Geospatial Intelligence, with 0.221%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Signal & Geospatial Intelligence by year.
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 Masters Degree. 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 (41 students).
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Signal & Geospatial Intelligence are Masters Degree, Postbaccalaureate Certificate, and Bachelors Degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Signal & Geospatial Intelligence.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Signal & Geospatial Intelligence for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Masters Degree recipients in Signal & Geospatial Intelligence.
White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Signal & Geospatial Intelligence field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Signal & Geospatial Intelligence majors need many skills, but most especially Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Signal & Geospatial Intelligence majors need more than the average amount of Operation and Control, Troubleshooting, and Active Listening.
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 Signal & Geospatial Intelligence 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 Operation and Control is very distinctive for majors, but the Active Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking are the three most important skills for people in the field.
