Computer Science at Christopher Newport University

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer science program at Christopher Newport University stacks up to those at other schools.

CNU is located in Newport News, Virginia and approximately 4,868 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from CNU.

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

CNU Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

CNU Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science 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 computer science major at CNU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	84
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110
Best General Computer Science Schools	110
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	144
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	167
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	179
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Computer Science Student Demographics at CNU

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

CNU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 71 computer science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CNU, about 83% were men and 17% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science 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 computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	48
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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
Software Applications Developers	38,110	$113,690
Systems Software Developers	27,800	$119,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270
Information Security Analysts	14,180	$111,780
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,450	$173,290

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.