The Catholic University of America (The Catholic University of America) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Washington, DC.

It offers 150 graduate programs - 92 Master's, 47 Doctorate, 7 Post-bachelor's, and 4 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $53,220.

A total of 1,957 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 4,968 students at The Catholic University of America. The Catholic University of America offers online graduate programs and 358 out of 1,957 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Catholic University of America have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Columbus School of Law. In addition, you can find The Catholic University of America's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $53,220. It offers 150 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameThe Catholic University of America
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address620 Michigan Avenue, NE, Washington, DC
Graduate School Students2,130 students
358 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$53,220
Student to Faculty11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 150 Graduate Programs
92 Master's, 47 Doctorate, 11 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at The Catholic University of America

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at The Catholic University of America with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $53,220 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $2,075.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$52,190
Fees$1,030
Cost per Credit$2,075
Books & Supplies$1,180
Room & Board$17,370 (On-Campus) / $17,370 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,400 (On-Campus) / $3,400 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$75,170
Off-Campus Total$75,170

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

The Catholic University of America offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 150 major areas - 92 Master's (1 online programs), 47 Doctorate (2 online programs), 7 Post-Bachelor's, 4 Post-Master's. 387 students have been conferred Master's degree and 201 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total38720192
Men193798-
Women19412212

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architecture18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Technology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Information Science/Studies5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Curriculum and Instruction NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and Teaching3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Early Childhood Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
English/Language Arts Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mathematics Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Studies Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemistry Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Transportation and Highway Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Advanced Legal Research/Studies5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Library and Information Science1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biotechnology2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bible/Biblical Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Religious Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Theology/Theological Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Divinity/Ministry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6 NOT OFFER
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics (other)2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials Science3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Developmental and Child PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Experimental Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis (other)5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Work NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Development Economics and International Development5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
International Relations and Affairs NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
American Government and Politics (United States1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Playwriting and Screenwriting NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Theatre Literature, History and Criticism NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Acting NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Directing and Theatrical Production NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music History, Literature, and Theory NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Theory and Composition NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Conducting1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Keyboard Instruments NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Voice and Opera1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Stringed Instruments NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Pedagogy1 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health Services Administration4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse NOT OFFER 2
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Science10ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business/Commerce NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business Administration and Management29 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Organizational Leadership NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
American History (United States) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
European History NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

The Catholic University of America graduate schools have a total of 2,130 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 1,006 male and 1,124 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 887 full-time and 1,243 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 358 students enrolled through online exclusively and 267 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 1,140 White, 180 Black, and 87 Asian students are attending at The Catholic University of America. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total2,130
Men1,006
Women1,124
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total2,130
Full-time Students887
Part-time Students1,243
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total2,130
American Indian /
Native American
4
Asian87
Black180
Hispanic148
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
2
White1,140
Two or more races124
Un-Known120

Online Population

At The Catholic University of America graduate schools, 358 students enrolled online exclusively and 267 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,957
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses358
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses267
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,332
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses358
District of Columbia Resident72
Other State In U.S.256
Outside of U.S.30