Computer Science at United States Air Force Academy

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci 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. In 2021, 32 compsci majors received their bachelor's degree from USAFA.

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

USAFA Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

USAFA Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci 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 compsci major at USAFA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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 Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	218
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	242
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	304

CompSci Student Demographics at USAFA

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

USAFA Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 32 compsci students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USAFA, about 84% were men and 16% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci 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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within Computer Science

Computer Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Computer Science	32

Related Majors

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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
Software Applications Developers	30,400	$106,730
Computer Workers	16,440	$102,470
Systems Software Developers	11,170	$124,410
Computer and Information Systems Managers	7,600	$164,220
Computer Network Support Specialists	3,660	$73,950

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.