Psychology at Catholic University of America

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Catholic University of America is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 5,366. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

CUA Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

CUA Psychology Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #212 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at CUA

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

CUA Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 psychology majors earned their master's degree from CUA. Of these graduates, 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from CUA, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 2% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Catholic University of America. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Catholic University of America. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	16
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	7
Child Development & Psychology	2

Related Majors

• History
• Education
• Social Sciences
• Library Science

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	710	$95,500
Psychologists	200	$95,380
Psychology Professors	140	$109,060

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.