Economics at United States Air Force Academy

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

USAFA is located in USAF Academy, Colorado and approximately 4,307 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from USAFA.

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

USAFA Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

USAFA Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics 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 economics major at USAFA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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 Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95
Most Focused Economics Schools	108
Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	179
Most Popular Economics Schools	204

Economics Student Demographics at USAFA

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

USAFA Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students earned a bachelor's degree in economics from USAFA. About 8% of these graduates were women and the other 92% were men.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Political Science & Government
• Geography & Cartography

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Economics Professors	290	$104,530
Economists	220	$104,350
Survey Researchers	50	$69,530

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.