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Engineering at Catholic University of America

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

CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 5,366. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 105 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering from CUA.

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

CUA Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
  • Master’s Degree in Engineering
  • Doctorate Degree in Engineering

CUA Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at CUA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. 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
49
Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 60
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 70
Most Focused Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 191
Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 203
Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 228
Best Value Engineering Schools 292

In 2021, 51 students received their master’s degree in engineering from CUA. This makes it the #174 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #204 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at CUA

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

CUA Engineering Bachelor’s Program

32% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 105 students earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from CUA. About 32% of these graduates were women and the other 68% were men. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at CUA since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering 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 engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 57
International Students 28
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

CUA Engineering Master’s Program

37% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 engineering majors earned their master's degree from CUA. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 37% were 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 engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 28
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

CUA also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Mechanical Engineering 47
Civil Engineering 45
Biomedical Engineering 44
Electrical Engineering 24

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Systems Software Developers 2,690 $115,610
Engineers 2,640 $132,530
Software Applications Developers 2,520 $112,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers 1,360 $152,130
Natural Sciences Managers 1,200 $132,310

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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