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Social Sciences at Christopher Newport University

If you are interested in studying social sciences, you may want to check out the program at Christopher Newport University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CNU is located in Newport News, Virginia and approximately 4,868 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 166 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from CNU.

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

CNU Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

CNU Social Sciences Rankings

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

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 social sciences major at CNU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. 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 Social Sciences Schools 106
Best Value Social Sciences Schools 121
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 136
144
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools 177
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 244
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools 317

Social Sciences Student Demographics at CNU

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

CNU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

51% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 49% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at CNU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences 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 social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 133
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

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

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences 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
Political Science & Government 87
Sociology 60
Economics 19

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 20,130 $75,050
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Social Scientists 4,050 $110,090
Urban and Regional Planners 1,380 $73,770

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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