History at United States Air Force Academy

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

USAFA is located in USAF Academy, Colorado and approximately 4,307 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,057 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from United States Air Force Academy in 2021, 30 of them were history majors.

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

USAFA History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

USAFA History Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at USAFA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. 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 History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	125
Most Focused History Schools	138
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	255
Most Popular History Schools	320

History Student Demographics at USAFA

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

USAFA History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from USAFA in 2020-2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history 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 history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
Managers	8,940	$138,490
History Professors	360	$70,690
Museum Technicians and Conservators	280	$42,580
Curators	220	$62,090

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.