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General Biology at United States Air Force Academy

General Biology at United States Air Force Academy

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at United States Air Force Academy stacks up to those at other schools.

USAFA is located in USAF Academy, Colorado and has a total student population of 4,307.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

USAFA General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

USAFA General Biology Rankings

The biology major at USAFA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Biology Student Demographics at USAFA

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

USAFA General Biology Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at USAFA since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology 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 biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 32
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at United States Air Force Academy. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at United States Air Force Academy. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 78

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology 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
High School Teachers 16,950 $55,110
Medical Scientists 1,420 $74,370
Natural Sciences Managers 1,230 $141,750
Biological Science Professors 890 $79,730
Biological Scientists 870 $71,380

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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