Chemistry at Catholic University of America

Every chemistry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chemistry program at Catholic University of America stacks up to those at other schools.

CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 5,366 students attend the school each year. Of the 884 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Catholic University of America in 2,021, 1 of them were chemistry majors.

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

CUA Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

CUA Chemistry Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at CUA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry. 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
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	1,105

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in chemistry from CUA. This is the #285 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

Chemistry Student Demographics at CUA

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

CUA Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 chemistry major earned their bachelor's degree from CUA.

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

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

CUA also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Sciences
• Physics

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,600	$115,190
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$132,310
Chemists	260	$120,980
Chemistry Professors	100	$81,040

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.