Physics at Catholic University of America

If you plan to study physics, take a look at what Catholic University of America has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Physics section at the bottom of this page.

CUA Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
• Master’s Degree in Physics

CUA Physics Rankings

The physics major at CUA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #122 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at CUA

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

CUA Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at CUA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

CUA Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of physics master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Physics

If you plan to be a physics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
General Physics	10
Other Physics	5

Related Majors

• Chemistry
• Materials Sciences

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$132,310
Physicists	670	$144,300
Physics Postsecondary Professors	80	$100,940

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

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