Catholic University of America

Yes, CatholicU offers both traditional and online graduate programs. There are 13 online graduate programs, which are either hybrid or entirely online at the traditional and online school. At Catholic University, 1% of undergraduate and 18% of graduate students are exclusively enrolled in online courses, according to data provided by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). 

CatholicU is a respected online school because of its accreditation status. When colleges and universities hold accreditation, they have met the requirements to deliver online and traditional programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Unfortunately, some schools are diploma mills, so accreditation is designed to prove a school's legitimacy. 

CatholicU is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), a global institutional accreditor recognized by the United States Secretary of Education.

At OnlineU, we only include accredited online colleges and universities on our site. 

CatholicU is a fairly conservative institution, as are many private, Catholic institutions, but it has a study body with different political views. According to CatholicU’s website, the university aims to foster a community where Christian students with different perspectives can come together to further their education and faith. 

Military-Friendly 

CatholicU has been deemed a military-friendly institution. In the 2023-2024 academic year, CatholicU was awarded for its efforts to support its military students pursuing further education. 

Online Master’s in Nursing

The university offers several online master’s and doctoral programs in nursing prospective students can pursue. 

Religious Degrees

For students seeking a career in religion, CatholicU has many online master’s and doctoral degrees across various aspects of religion. Evangelization, Catholic Clinical Ethics, and Liturgical Catechesis are just a few examples of online degrees in religion available at CatholicU.

The university doesn’t offer online undergraduate degrees, but for their master’s degrees, two majors provide high earnings for graduates. These two majors are human resources management and services at $72,100 and registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing at $100,000.

Within these majors, there are several online master’s degrees students can pursue at CatholicU.

Alternatively, OnlineU’s proprietary Salary Score metric ranks colleges by how much their alums earn compared to graduates across the country with the same degree. On a 1 to 100 scale, CatholicU’s Salary Scores are 76 for bachelor’s, 53 for master's, and 33 for doctoral degrees.

According to federal data from College Scorecard, the acceptance rate at CatholicU is 86%. This is a fairly high acceptance rate for a private Christian university. Prospective students have a high chance of getting admitted into their programs. 

CatholicU does not require SAT or ACT scores during the application process and asks that applicants not provide them. However, graduate applicants must submit GRE test scores.

According to its website, CatholicU has no GPA requirement for admission. 

Here’s the checklist for applying to one of CatholicU’s online master's programs:

• Submit CatholicU’s online application (no fee required).
• Submit official transcripts from all schools previously attended. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable during admissions review).
• Submit proficiency test scores (for international students only).
• It's optional to also submit a resume, letter of recommendation, and professional goal statement

Applicants interested in online doctoral programs at CatholicU must submit the same materials as master’s applicants but they need to also include the following: three letters of recommendation, a statement of purpose, and GRE scores.