Philosophy at Catholic University of America

If you are interested in studying philosophy, 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 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 Philosophy section at the bottom of this page.

CUA Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy
• Master’s Degree in Philosophy

CUA Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at CUA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Philosophy. 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy. This makes the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at CUA

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

CUA Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

CUA Philosophy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% women graduate in philosophy each year. CUA does a better job at serving the female population as it supports 4% more women than average.

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from CUA, 82% 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 philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Philosophy

The following philosophy concentations are available at Catholic University of America. 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
Philosophy	51

Related Majors

• Religious Studies

Careers That Philosophy Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy 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
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$132,310
Philosophy and Religion Professors	530	$84,880
Mathematical Science Professors	220	$113,120
Mathematicians	50	$133,870

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.