Accounting at Catholic University of America

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Catholic University of America has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 5,956. In 2019, 32 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from CUA.

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

CUA Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

CUA Accounting Rankings

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

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 accounting major at CUA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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 Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	197
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	204
Best Accounting Schools	263
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	423
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	431
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	441
Most Popular Accounting Schools	516
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	655
Most Focused Accounting Schools	824

In 2019, 4 students received their master’s degree in accounting from CUA. This makes it the #431 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at CUA

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

CUA Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 32 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from CUA. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 62% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CUA Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 4 accounting majors earned their master's degree from CUA. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from CUA, 75% 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 accounting.

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

CUA also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Accountants and Auditors	10,590	$98,130
Budget Analysts	1,860	$100,510
Business Professors	640	$115,320
Financial Examiners	610	$157,860
Credit Analysts	250	$108,420

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.