Physics at Catholic University of America

Every physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physics program at Catholic University of America stacks up to those at other schools.

CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 5,366 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received their master's degree in physics.

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

CUA Physics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physics
• Doctorate Degree in Physics

CUA Physics Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #122 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at CUA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at Catholic University of America.

CUA Physics Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a master's degree in Physics from CUA in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Catholic University of America with a master's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Materials Sciences

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 DC, the home state for Catholic University of America.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$132,310
Physicists	670	$144,300
Physics Postsecondary Professors	80	$100,940

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 Gryffindor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.