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Philosophy at Catholic University of America

Philosophy at Catholic University of America

What traits are you looking for in a philosophy school? To help you decide if Catholic University of America is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's philosophy 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 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, making the school the #49 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

23% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 77% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% 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 bachelor's in philosophy.

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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

45% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

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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.

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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

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
Philosophy and Religion Professors 530 $84,880

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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