Catholic University of America Graduate Programs

Catholic University of America is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Washington, District of Columbia. Washington is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Catholic University of America?

Contact details for CUA are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	620 Michigan Avenue, Ne, Washington, DC 20064
Phone:	202-319-5000
Website:	www.catholic.edu

Catholic University of America Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,130 graduate students at CUA, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Catholic University of America graduate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	87
Black or African American	180
Hispanic or Latino	148
White	1,140
International Students	325
Other Races/Ethnicities	250

Geographic Diversity

District of Columbia students aren't the only ones who study at Catholic University of America. At this time, 34 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 75 countries are represented at CUA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, and China.

Online Learning at Catholic University of America

In 2022-2023, 1,046 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CUA has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 8th most popular in District of Columbia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of CUA majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Health Professions	8%

Catholic University of America Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Law	0	0	113	113
Social Work	0	111	1	112
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	0	38	20	58
Theological & Ministerial Studies	5	41	0	46
General Architecture	0	32	0	32
Library & Information Science	0	31	0	31
Business Administration & Management	0	30	0	30
Nursing	6	14	10	30
Engineering-Related Fields	0	17	0	17
Music	0	6	10	16
Philosophy	0	10	4	14
Physics	0	8	6	14
General Psychology	0	13	0	13
Biomedical Engineering	0	9	2	11
Electrical Engineering	0	11	0	11
Drama & Theater Arts	0	11	0	11
Mechanical Engineering	0	8	1	9
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	0	5	3	8
General Biology	0	4	3	7
Civil Engineering	0	4	3	7
Economics	0	7	0	7
Public Policy	0	7	0	7
Religious Education	0	6	1	7
Computer Science	0	5	1	6
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	6	6
Political Science & Government	0	6	0	6
Public Health	0	5	0	5
History	0	4	1	5
Medieval Studies	2	2	1	5
General English Literature	0	1	3	4
Classical Languages & Literature	1	3	0	4
Legal Research	0	4	0	4
Child Development & Psychology	0	0	4	4
Information Science	0	3	0	3
Romance Languages	0	2	1	3
Biotechnology	0	2	0	2
General Education	2	0	0	2
Mathematics	0	2	0	2
Materials Sciences	0	2	0	2
Fire Protection	0	2	0	2
Biblical Studies	0	0	2	2
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	0	0	1	1
Curriculum & Instruction	0	1	0	1
Environmental Control Technology	0	1	0	1
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	1	0	1
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0	0
Accounting	0	0	0	0
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0
International Business	0	0	0	0
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	0
Marketing	0	0	0	0
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	0
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0
Special Education	0	0	0	0
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	0
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	0
Computer Engineering	0	0	0	0
Materials Engineering	0	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	0
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0
Applied Mathematics	0	0	0	0
Electronics Maintenance & Repair	0	0	0	0
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other)	0	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0
Other Homeland Security	0	0	0	0
Anthropology	0	0	0	0
Criminology	0	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	0
International Relations & National Security	0	0	0	0
Sociology	0	0	0	0
Human Services	0	0	0	0
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	16	469	197	682

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
• Image Credit: By Gryffindor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.