General Architecture at Catholic University of America

If you plan to study general architecture, take a look at what Catholic University of America has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 5,366 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students received a bachelor's degree in architecture from CUA.

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

CUA General Architecture Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture
• Master’s Degree in Architecture

CUA General Architecture Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the architecture progam at CUA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The architecture major at CUA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Architecture. 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
	30
Most Popular General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
Best Value General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools	39
Best Value General Architecture Schools	67

In 2021, 39 students received their master’s degree in architecture from CUA. This makes it the #5 most popular school for architecture master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Architecture Graduates from CUA Make?

The median salary of architecture students who receive their bachelor's degree at CUA is $46,662. This is 1% higher than $46,312, which is the national average for all architecture bachelor's degree recipients.

Architecture Student Demographics at CUA

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

CUA General Architecture Bachelor’s Program

Of the 53 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in architecture from CUA in 2021, 68% were men and 32% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in architecture at CUA 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 Catholic University of America with a bachelor's in architecture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	28
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

CUA General Architecture Master’s Program

Of the 39 students who graduated with a master’s in architecture from CUA in 2021, 64% were men and 36% were women.

Of the students who received a architecture master's degree from CUA, 54% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	21
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

Careers That Architecture Grads May Go Into

A degree in architecture 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
Architects	1,900	$100,770
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,360	$152,130

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.