Psychology at Christopher Newport University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Christopher Newport University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

CNU is located in Newport News, Virginia and approximately 4,868 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 163 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from CNU.

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

CNU Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

CNU Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology 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 psychology major at CNU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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 Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59
Most Focused Psychology Schools	155
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	183
Best Psychology Schools	184
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	282
Most Popular Psychology Schools	337

Psychology Student Demographics at CNU

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

CNU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 163 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology from CNU in 2020-2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	112
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
General Psychology	163

Related Majors

• Education
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,680	$80,380
Psychology Professors	1,200	$75,770
Psychologists	400	$97,200
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	200	$126,220

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.