Education at Christopher Newport University

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Christopher Newport University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CNU is located in Newport News, Virginia and approximately 4,868 students attend the school each year.

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

CNU Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

CNU Education Rankings

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Education Student Demographics at CNU

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

CNU Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students earned a master's degree in education from CNU. About 76% of these graduates were women and the other 24% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. CNU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from CNU, 88% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Christopher Newport University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Christopher Newport University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	49

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Elementary School Teachers	36,450	$67,610
Teacher Assistants	31,030	$28,000
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Middle School Teachers	17,130	$66,870
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	12,720	$41,370

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.