Computer Science at Catholic University of America

What traits are you looking for in a computer science school? To help you decide if Catholic University of America is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer science program.

CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 5,366. In 2021, 19 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from CUA.

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

CUA Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science
• Doctorate Degree in Computer Science

CUA Computer Science Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science major at CUA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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 General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	39
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	79
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	186
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	213
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	321
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	332
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	421
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	439

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in computer science from CUA. This makes it the #213 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #80 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at CUA

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

CUA Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 computer science majors earned their bachelor's degree from CUA. Of these graduates, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at CUA since its program graduates 25% more women than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science 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 computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CUA Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Science from CUA in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were 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 computer science.

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

CUA also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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
Computer Workers	18,040	$117,540
Computer and Information Systems Managers	4,020	$168,500
Systems Software Developers	2,690	$115,610
Software Applications Developers	2,520	$112,510
Information Security Analysts	1,660	$118,080

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.