Engineering at Christopher Newport University

If you plan to study engineering, take a look at what Christopher Newport University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CNU is located in Newport News, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,868. In 2021, 30 engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from CNU.

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

CNU Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

CNU Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering 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 engineering major at CNU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. 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
Most Popular Engineering Schools	463

Engineering Student Demographics at CNU

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

CNU Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Christopher Newport University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Engineering	18
Electrical Engineering	12

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Software Applications Developers	38,110	$113,690
Systems Software Developers	27,800	$119,860
Civil Engineers	10,610	$94,780
Computer Network Architects	9,700	$123,050
Cost Estimators	9,220	$74,160

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.