Intelligence, Command Control, & Information Operations

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2023
3,962
growing 4.21%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$9,518
growing 3.01%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$36,240
growing 3.9%

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In 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of Intelligence, Command Control, & Information Operations degree recipients are Sierra Vista, AZ, Charles Town, WV, and Tucson, AZ. In 2023, the locations with a relatively high number of Intelligence, Command Control, & Information Operations degree recipients are Sierra Vista, AZ, Purcellville, VA, and Town and Country, MO. The most common degree awarded to students studying Intelligence, Command Control, & Information Operations is a bachelors degree.

Applied Sciences

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Intelligence, Command Control, & Information Operations and the types of students that study this field. Cochise County Community College District awards the most degrees in Intelligence, Command Control, & Information Operations in the US, having also the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Intelligence, Command Control, & Information Operations, followed by Patrick Henry College.

Tuition costs for Intelligence, Command Control, & Information Operations majors are, on average, $9,518 for in-state public colleges, and $36,240 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Intelligence, Command Control, & Information Operations programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (35 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (1,279 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Intelligence, Command Control, & Information Operations (2023)
  1. Cochise County Community College District
    893 degrees awarded
  2. American Public University System
    768 degrees awarded
  3. University of Arizona
    297 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Intelligence, Command Control, & Information Operations, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (1,279 completions in 2023).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Intelligence, Command Control, & Information Operations programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$9,518
Median In-State Public
$36,240
Median Out of State Private

Cochise County Community College District has the most Intelligence, Command Control, & Information Operations degree recipients, with 893 degrees awarded in 2023.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution
  1. Cochise County Community College District
    44.9%
  2. Patrick Henry College
    18.2%
  3. Mercyhurst University
    13.6%

Out of all institutions that offer Intelligence, Command Control, & Information Operations programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Cochise County Community College District has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Intelligence, Command Control, & Information Operations, with 44.9%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Intelligence, Command Control, & Information Operations
  1. Cochise County, AZ
    893 degrees awarded
  2. Jefferson County, WV
    768 degrees awarded
  3. St. Louis County, MO
    315 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Intelligence, Command Control, & Information Operations by year.

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Diversity

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 Bachelors 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 (2,269 students).

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Intelligence, Command Control, & Information Operations are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (72.8%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Intelligence, Command Control, & Information Operations.

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    2,269 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    547 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    363 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Intelligence, Command Control, & Information Operations for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. White Male
    680 degrees awarded
  2. White Female
    233 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Male
    139 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Intelligence, Command Control, & Information Operations.

White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Intelligence, Command Control, & Information Operations field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Intelligence, Command Control, & Information Operations majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Intelligence, Command Control, & Information Operations majors need more than the average amount of Persuasion, Instructing, and Coordination.

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 Intelligence, Command Control, & Information Operations 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 Persuasion is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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