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Social Sciences at United States Air Force Academy

If you are interested in studying social sciences, you may want to check out the program at United States Air Force Academy. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

USAFA is located in USAF Academy, Colorado and approximately 4,307 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 157 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from USAFA.

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

USAFA Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

USAFA Social Sciences Rankings

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

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 social sciences major at USAFA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. 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 Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 107
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools 147
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 252
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools 329

Social Sciences Student Demographics at USAFA

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

USAFA Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

22% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 157 social sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USAFA, about 78% were men and 22% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at USAFA since its program graduates 34% more men than average.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences 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 social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 110
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

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

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at United States Air Force Academy. 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
Geography & Cartography 56
Economics 52
Political Science & Government 46
General Social Sciences 3

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 18,810 $73,460
High School Teachers 16,950 $55,110
Managers 8,940 $138,490
Statisticians 1,080 $84,380
Urban and Regional Planners 950 $75,610

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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