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General Biology at Catholic University of America

General Biology at Catholic University of America

If you plan to study general biology, 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.

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

CUA General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
  • Master’s Degree in Biology

CUA General Biology Rankings

The biology major at CUA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #145 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at CUA

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

CUA General Biology Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology 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 biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

CUA General Biology Master’s Program

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of biology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Catholic University of America. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 25

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology 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
Medical Scientists 580 $104,280
Biological Scientists 520 $104,460
Biological Science Professors 390 $142,760

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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