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Philosophy at Christopher Newport University

Philosophy at Christopher Newport University

Every philosophy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the philosophy program at Christopher Newport University stacks up to those at other schools.

CNU is located in Newport News, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,868.

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

CNU Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

CNU Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at CNU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Philosophy. 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 Student Demographics at CNU

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

CNU Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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

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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

If you plan to be a philosophy 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
Philosophy 15

Careers That Philosophy Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy 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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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