Information Science at Christopher Newport University

Every information science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IS 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, 31 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from CNU.

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

CNU Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

CNU Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IS programs across the country. The following shows how CNU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IS major at CNU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information 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
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Best Information Science Schools	64
Most Focused Information Science Schools	81
	84
Most Popular Information Science Schools	103
Best Value Information Science Schools	104
	141

Earnings of CNU IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at CNU is $48,518. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $52,802 for all IS students.

IS Student Demographics at CNU

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

CNU Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in IS from CNU. About 97% were men and 3% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS 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 IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within Information Science

If you plan to be a IS major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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 Information Science	31

Related Majors

• Computer Science

Careers That IS Grads May Go Into

A degree in IS 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
Systems Software Developers	27,800	$119,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,450	$173,290
Computer and Information Research Scientists	2,740	$129,840
Computer Science Professors	1,520	$90,880

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.