# Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations

> A program that focuses on the principles and techniques of intelligence acquisition, analysis and exploitation. Includes instruction in intelligence organizations, the intelligence cycle, intelligence operations planning, intelligence analysis and reporting, intelligence methods, electronic and signals intelligence, operations and communications security, human intelligence management, intelligence chain of command, information exploitation and psychological warfare, and the relationship to national security policy and strategy.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/programs/intelligence-command-control-and-information-operations
- CIP code: 29.02 (Military Technologies and Applied Sciences)
- Colleges offering it: 41 at its most common degree level

## Outcomes by degree level (College Scorecard, 2025)

| Degree level | Colleges | Median earnings 1 yr | Median earnings 4 yrs | Median federal debt |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Certificate | 22 | not reported | not reported | $9,584 |
| Associate's | 14 | $45,780 | $75,493 | not reported |
| Bachelor's | 41 | $57,139 | $84,342 | $23,440 |
| Master's | 27 | $86,210 | $108,966 | $41,090 |
| Post-baccalaureate certificate | 2 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Doctoral | 3 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Graduate/professional certificate | 23 | $94,480 | $106,577 | $54,722 |

## Colleges whose graduates earn the most (Bachelor's)

Only programs with at least 10 graduates are listed.

| College | Location | Median earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Mercyhurst University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/mercyhurst-university-1646) | Erie, PA | $86,597 | $25,000 |
| [Norwich University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/norwich-university-1970) | Northfield, VT | $85,184 | not reported |
| [Maryville University of Saint Louis](https://www.collegesref.com/college/maryville-university-of-saint-louis-1610) | Saint Louis, MO | $84,342 | $23,911 |
| [University of Advancing Technology](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-advancing-technology-2858) | Tempe, AZ | $78,068 | $31,000 |
| [Coastal Carolina University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/coastal-carolina-university-589) | Conway, SC | $56,863 | $20,500 |

## Related careers (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk)

- [First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-police-and-detectives): $106,040 median pay
- [Detectives and Criminal Investigators](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/detectives-and-criminal-investigators): $93,790 median pay
- [Intelligence Analysts](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/intelligence-analysts): $93,790 median pay
- [Police Identification and Records Officers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/police-identification-and-records-officers): $93,790 median pay
- [Cartographers and Photogrammetrists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/cartographers-and-photogrammetrists): $81,390 median pay

## More in Military Technologies and Applied Sciences

- Military Applied Sciences: 4 colleges
- Military Systems and Maintenance Technology: 3 colleges
- Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other: 3 colleges

## Sources

- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/
- NCES Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020: https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/