General Information Science at Christopher Newport University

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

CNU is located in Newport News, Virginia and approximately 4,868 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 31 information science majors received their bachelor's degree from CNU.

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

CNU General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science

CNU General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information 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 information science major at CNU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Best General Information Science Schools	64
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	81
	84
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	103
Best Value General Information Science Schools	104
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Information Science Student Demographics at CNU

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

CNU General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Information Science from CNU in 2020-2021, 97% were men and 3% were women.

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

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 information science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Information Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in information 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
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

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