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Physics at United States Air Force Academy

Physics at United States Air Force Academy

What traits are you looking for in a physics 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 physics program.

USAFA is located in USAF Academy, Colorado and approximately 4,307 students attend the school each year.

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

USAFA Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

USAFA Physics Rankings

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

Physics Student Demographics at USAFA

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

USAFA Physics Bachelor’s Program

22% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics 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 physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Physics

If you plan to be a physics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from United States Air Force Academy. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 16

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Natural Sciences Managers 1,230 $141,750
Physicists 930 $106,490
Physics Postsecondary Professors 320 $91,120

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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