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Biology Studies at Christopher Newport University

Biology Studies at Christopher Newport University

Every biology studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological sciences program at Christopher Newport University stacks up to those at other schools.

CNU is located in Newport News, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,868.

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

CNU Biology Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

CNU Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at CNU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at CNU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at Christopher Newport University.

CNU Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences at CNU 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 Christopher Newport University with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 101
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Christopher Newport University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Biological Science Professors 1,860 $81,950
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360
Biological Scientists 540 $93,750
Life Scientists 100 $68,730

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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