Economics at Christopher Newport University

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics 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, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from CNU.

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

CNU Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

CNU Economics Rankings

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

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 economics major at CNU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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
	146
	163
	211
	211
	275
	317
	319
	319
	323
	392

Earnings of CNU Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at CNU is $39,720. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

Economics Student Demographics at CNU

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

CNU Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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 Economics	19

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,130	$75,050
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Economists	1,230	$126,080
Economics Professors	440	$101,290
Survey Researchers	330	$59,410

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.