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Social Work at Catholic University of America

If you are interested in studying social work, you may want to check out the program at Catholic University of America. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 5,366. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 120 students received their master's degree in social work.

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

CUA Social Work Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work

CUA Social Work Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #73 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at CUA

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

CUA Social Work Master’s Program

84% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The social work program at CUA awarded 120 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 16% of these degrees went to men with the other 84% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in social work each year. CUA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 11% 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 social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 42
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 55
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2,080 $70,270
Social and Community Service Managers 830 $101,360
Substance Abuse Social Workers 470 $69,690
Healthcare Social Workers 450 $72,090
Counselors 300 $47,320

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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