History at Christopher Newport University

If you plan to study history, 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 the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students received a bachelor's degree in history from CNU.

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

CNU History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

CNU History Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at CNU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. 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 Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	163
Best Value History Schools	181
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History Student Demographics at CNU

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

CNU History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from CNU. Of these graduates, 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at CNU since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history 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 history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history 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
History	49

Related Majors

• Education
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
Managers	17,280	$134,500
History Professors	1,030	$72,120
Museum Technicians and Conservators	440	$45,100
Curators	300	$63,140

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.