Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at United States Air Force Academy

Every aerospace & aeronautical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the aerospace engineering 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 Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

USAFA Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering

USAFA Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

The aerospace engineering major at USAFA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering. 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.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at USAFA

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

USAFA Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 87% of aerospace engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering 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 aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	87
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Concentrations Within Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	93

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Engineering Chemistry
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Careers That Aerospace Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in aerospace engineering 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,350	$172,300
Aerospace Engineers	1,890	$124,070
Engineering Professors	1,040	$106,950

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

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