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Health Professions at Catholic University of America

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 5,366.

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

CUA Health Professions Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at CUA

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

CUA does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

CUA Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at CUA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #533 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at CUA

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

CUA Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

91% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	66
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CUA Health Professions Master’s Program

87% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from CUA, 67% 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions 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
Nursing	90
Public Health	3

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Computer Workers	18,040	$117,540
Registered Nurses	11,110	$92,350
Home Health Aides	6,420	$29,290
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	5,060	$81,120

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
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