Chemistry at United States Air Force Academy

Every chemistry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chemistry 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, 5 of them were chemistry majors.

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

USAFA Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

USAFA Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how USAFA performed in these rankings.

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 chemistry major at USAFA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry. 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 Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	600
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	634
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	717
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	748

Chemistry Student Demographics at USAFA

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

USAFA Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

The chemistry program at USAFA awarded 5 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 60% of these degrees went to men with the other 40% going to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at USAFA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chemistry bachelor's program than the national average.*

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 chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• General Physical Sciences
• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Physics

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,930	$93,010
Chemists	1,700	$77,250
Natural Sciences Managers	1,230	$141,750
Chemistry Professors	410	$87,960

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.