Social Work at Catholic University of America

If you are interested in studying social work, 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 has a total student population of 5,366.

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

CUA Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
• Master’s Degree in Social Work

CUA Social Work Rankings

The social work major at CUA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #73 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at CUA

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

CUA Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at CUA since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social work 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 social work.

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

CUA Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of social work master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. CUA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 51% of degree recipients. That is 7% better 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 master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Social Work

Social Work majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Social Work	131

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,080	$70,270
Social and Community Service Managers	830	$101,360
Substance Abuse Social Workers	470	$69,690
Healthcare Social Workers	450	$72,090
Counselors	300	$47,320

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.