Electrical Engineering at United States Air Force Academy

What traits are you looking for in a EE school? To help you decide if United States Air Force Academy is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's EE program.

USAFA is located in USAF Academy, Colorado and approximately 4,307 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 EE majors received their bachelor's degree from USAFA.

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

USAFA Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in EE

USAFA Electrical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

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

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	190
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Schools	262
Most Popular Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	300
Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools	326

EE Student Demographics at USAFA

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

USAFA Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a bachelor's degree in EE from USAFA. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men. The typical EE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at USAFA since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in EE 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 EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Engineering Chemistry
• Computer Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Systems Engineering

Careers That EE Grads May Go Into

A degree in EE 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
Electronics Engineers	5,630	$105,560
Electrical Engineers	3,380	$100,550
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,350	$172,300
Engineers	2,500	$111,610
Aerospace Engineers	1,890	$124,070

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.