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Career Success Starts Here

Catholic University is here to help you launch a rewarding career. Our programs, staff, and D.C. connections consistently prepare graduates to pursue their callings as they enter the workforce, graduate school, religious life, or long-term service. Whatever your future holds, you will leave our University equipped to excel in your field and bring faith, truth, and virtue into your everyday life.

Class of 2023 Outcomes

  • 63% Employed

  • 19% Graduate school

  • 8% Employed and graduate school

  • 4% Int./Vol./Member of a religious community

95%

of graduates we gathered information on were either employed, attending graduate school, participating in long-term service, or entering religious life/community.

Employment Outcomes

Studying in Washington, D.C., means unlimited connections to some of the nation’s most well-known companies. These are just a few of the organizations where our graduates have gone on to work:

  • Alliance for Catholic Education
  • Children’s National Medical Center
  • Department of Defense
  • Ernst Young (EY)
  • Executive Office of the President
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Little Workers of the Sacred Heart
  • Lockheed Martin
  • NASA
  • National Football League
  • Yale-New Haven Hospital’s Smilow Cancer Hospital

See Other Amazing Places Where Our Graduates Work

Engaging in conversations with professors and the broader CUA community has empowered me to identify my unique gifts and find a career path that aligns with them. The diverse array of courses I've taken has honed the skill sets essential for excelling in my vocation.

Erin Huber, Class of 2024 Marketing and International Business student

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Notable Alumni 

As a graduate of Catholic University, you’ll be in good company. Our alumni have risen to the top of their fields, be it media, entertainment, politics, education, religion, or business. CUA alumni include:

  • Angela Santomero, B.A. 1990 — Creator of Blue's Clues and Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
  • Brian M. Cashman, B.A. 1989 — General Manager of MLB's New York Yankees
  • Robert Craves, B.A. 1965 — Co-founder of Costco Wholesale, Inc.
  • Timothy Shriver, M.A. 1988 — CEO of Special Olympics
  • Carol Spahn, B.A. 1990 — CEO of the Peace Corps
  • Donald Shirley, B.M. 1953 — Classical and jazz pianist, subject of Oscar Award-winning film Green Book
  • John Slattery, B.F.A. 1984 — Hollywood actor
  • Raymond L. Cardinal Burke, D.D., J.C.D. 1970 — Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura at the Vatican

Alumni on the Road to Sainthood

  • Sr. Thea Bowman, FSPA, M.A. 1970, Ph.D. 1973 — Educator and evangelist for African Americans, Servant of God
  • Cardinal Terence Cooke, M.S.W. 1949 — Former cardinal of the Archdiocese of New York, Servant of God
  • Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, J.C.B. 1920 — Host of "Life is Worth Living", Venerable
  • Rev. Emil Kapaun, M.A. 1948 — Medal of Honor Recipient, Servant of God
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The Center for Academic and Career Success

Our Center for Academic and Career Success is here to help you every step of the way as you find and land jobs.
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Your Future is Calling

We were founded in 1887 as the first Catholic graduate research institution in the United States, and we haven’t forgotten our roots. As a graduate student at Catholic University, you’ll have access to unique research opportunities and be able to hone in on your academic passion.
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