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General Psychology at Christopher Newport University

General Psychology at Christopher Newport University

Every general psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology 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 General Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

CNU General Psychology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

CNU General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at CNU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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About 82% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 125
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within General Psychology

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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