Information Science at Christopher Newport University

What traits are you looking for in a IS school? To help you decide if Christopher Newport University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IS program.

CNU is located in Newport News, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,868. In 2021, 31 IS majors received their bachelor's degree from CNU.

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

CNU Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

CNU Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at CNU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IS major at CNU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Science. 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 Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Best Information Science Schools	64
Best Value Information Science Schools	104
	141

How Much Do IS Graduates from CNU Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at CNU is $48,518. This is less than $52,802, which is the national average of all IS majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

IS Student Demographics at CNU

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

CNU Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 IS majors earned their bachelor's degree from CNU. Of these graduates, 97% were men and 3% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS 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 IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CNU also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Computer Science

Careers That IS Grads May Go Into

A degree in IS 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
Systems Software Developers	27,800	$119,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,450	$173,290
Computer and Information Research Scientists	2,740	$129,840
Computer Science Professors	1,520	$90,880

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 Tony Alter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.