Psychology at Catholic University of America

If you are interested in studying psychology, 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 Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

CUA Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

CUA Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at CUA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #212 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at CUA

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

CUA Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at CUA since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CUA Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. CUA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from CUA, 78% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
General Psychology	73
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	7
Child Development & Psychology	2

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	710	$95,500
Psychologists	200	$95,380
Psychology Professors	140	$109,060

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.