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. Of the 1,200 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Christopher Newport University in 2021, 15 of them were philosophy majors.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how CNU performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57
Best Philosophy Schools	57
	76
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	132
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	152

Earnings of CNU Philosophy Graduates

The median salary of philosophy students who receive their bachelor's degree at CNU is $21,725. This is less than $28,602, which is the national average of all philosophy majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy from CNU. About 60% were men and 40% were women.

About 93% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Tony Alter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.