Public Administration & Social Service at Christopher Newport University

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

CNU is located in Newport News, Virginia and approximately 4,868 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from CNU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Administration & Social Service section at the bottom of this page.

CNU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

CNU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at CNU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at CNU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Administration & Social Service. 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 Public & Social Service Schools	121
	213
Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	228
Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	429
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	448
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	700
Most Focused Public & Social Service Schools	837

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at CNU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration and social service majors at Christopher Newport University.

CNU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of public administration and social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service 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 public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CNU also has a doctoral program available in public administration and social service. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service 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
Social Work	22

Related Majors

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration and social service 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
General and Operations Managers	52,440	$142,000
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	9,340	$51,880
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,650	$116,770
Social and Human Service Assistants	7,250	$33,580

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.