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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from CUA.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how CUA performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	34
Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	75
Most Popular Social Work Schools	134

In 2021, 120 students received their master’s degree in social work from CUA. This makes it the #75 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 social work majors earned their bachelor's degree from CUA. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were 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 6% more men than 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	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CUA Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 120 students graduated with a master's degree in social work from CUA. About 16% were men and 84% were 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 4% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 8% 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	3
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	55
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

Related Majors

• Human Services

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.