Philosophy & Religious Studies at Christopher Newport University

If you are interested in studying philosophy & religious studies, 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 Philosophy & Religious Studies section at the bottom of this page.

CNU Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

CNU Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at CNU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Philosophy & Religious 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.

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at CNU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy & religious studies majors at Christopher Newport University.

CNU Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% women. So female students are more repesented at CNU since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies 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 philosophy & religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

If you plan to be a philosophy & religious studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Philosophy	15

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

Careers That Philosophy & Religious Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy & religious studies 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
Mathematical Science Professors	2,030	$68,640
Natural Sciences Managers	1,270	$133,360
Philosophy and Religion Professors	830	$72,280
Mathematicians	440	$121,240
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$76,950

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.