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Visual & Performing Arts at Christopher Newport University

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Visual & Performing Arts at Christopher Newport University

If you plan to study visual and performing arts, 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. Of the 1,200 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Christopher Newport University in 2021, 53 of them were visual and performing arts majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Visual & Performing Arts section at the bottom of this page.

CNU Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

CNU Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts 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 visual and performing arts major at CNU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Visual & Performing Arts. 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
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 432
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 444

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at CNU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at Christopher Newport University.

CNU Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 53 visual and performing arts students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CNU, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts 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 visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 44
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

CNU also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

The following visual and performing arts concentations are available at Christopher Newport University. 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
General Visual & Performing Arts 46
Music 7

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual and performing arts 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
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Graphic Designers 5,000 $60,540
Producers and Directors 2,090 $69,750

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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