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Nursing at Catholic University of America

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

CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 5,366 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from CUA.

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

CUA Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at CUA

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

CUA does offer online education options in nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

CUA Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at CUA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 42
79
Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 125
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 137
177
178
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 191
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 214
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 245
Best Nursing Schools 274
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 275
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 275
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 321
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 350
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 383
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 392
445
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 573
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 600
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 759
Most Popular Nursing Schools 869
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 920
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,354
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,737

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in nursing from CUA. This makes it the #393 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #246 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of CUA Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at CUA is $71,927. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 14% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at CUA

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

CUA Nursing Bachelor’s Program

98% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 64 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from CUA in 2021, 2% were men and 98% were women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing 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 nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 48
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

CUA Nursing Master’s Program

94% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students earned a master's degree in nursing from CUA. About 94% of these graduates were women and the other 6% were men.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from CUA, 72% 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 nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

CUA also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing 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
Registered Nursing 71
Nursing Science 13
Nursing Practice 3
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 2
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 1

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses 11,110 $92,350
Medical and Health Services Managers 1,580 $145,760
Nurse Practitioners 840 $109,800
Nursing Instructors and Professors 560 $153,830
Nurse Midwives 40 $95,730

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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