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General Visual & Performing Arts at Christopher Newport University

General Visual & Performing Arts at Christopher Newport University

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

CNU is located in Newport News, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,868.

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

CNU General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts

CNU General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual arts major at CNU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Visual Arts Student Demographics at CNU

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

CNU General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of visual arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual 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 arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within General Visual & Performing Arts

The following visual arts concentations are available at Christopher Newport University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Christopher Newport University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Visual & Performing Arts 46

Careers That Visual Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual 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
Graphic Designers 5,000 $60,540
Photographers 860 $37,420
Art Directors 510 $91,770
Multimedia Artists and Animators 480 $65,430

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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