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. Of the 1,200 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Christopher Newport University in 2021, 163 of them were general psychology majors.

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

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	152
Best General Psychology Schools	159
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	183
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	242
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	269
Best Value General Psychology Schools	291
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How Much Do Psychology Graduates from CNU Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at CNU is $27,765. This is less than $28,637, which is the national average of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to 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.

Related Majors

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.