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Political Science at Christopher Newport University

Political Science at Christopher Newport University

If you plan to study political science, take a look at what Christopher Newport University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CNU is located in Newport News, Virginia and approximately 4,868 students attend the school each year.

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

CNU Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci

CNU Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at CNU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science. 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.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at CNU

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

CNU Political Science Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci 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 poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 47
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Careers That Poly Sci Grads May Go Into

A degree in poly sci 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
Political Scientists 1,030 $128,590

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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