Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at United States Air Force Academy

If you plan to study biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology, take a look at what United States Air Force Academy has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

USAFA is located in USAF Academy, Colorado and has a total student population of 4,307. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from USAFA.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology section at the bottom of this page.

USAFA Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

USAFA Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biochemistry progam at USAFA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biochemistry major at USAFA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Biochemistry & Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	277
Most Focused Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools	304
Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	331
Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools	360

Biochemistry Student Demographics at USAFA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biochemistry majors at United States Air Force Academy.

USAFA Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 biochemistry students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USAFA, about 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at USAFA since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biochemistry at USAFA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from United States Air Force Academy with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USAFA also has a doctoral program available in biochemistry. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Biology

Careers That Biochemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in biochemistry can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for United States Air Force Academy.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Medical Scientists	1,420	$74,370
Natural Sciences Managers	1,230	$141,750
Biological Science Professors	890	$79,730
Biological Scientists	870	$71,380
Biochemists and Biophysicists	600	$82,940

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By David Shankbone under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.