Education at Christopher Newport University

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students received their master's degree in education.

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

CNU Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

CNU Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at CNU

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

CNU Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 education majors earned their master's degree from CNU. Of these graduates, 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. CNU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from CNU, 88% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Christopher Newport University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education 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
Teacher Education Grade Specific	49

Related Majors

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Elementary School Teachers	36,450	$67,610
Teacher Assistants	31,030	$28,000
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Middle School Teachers	17,130	$66,870
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	12,720	$41,370

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.