Environmental Studies at Christopher Newport University

If you plan to study environmental studies, take a look at what Christopher Newport University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CNU is located in Newport News, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,868.

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

CNU Environmental Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Ecosystem Studies

CNU Environmental Studies Rankings

Ecosystem Studies Student Demographics at CNU

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

CNU Environmental Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of ecosystem studies master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in ecosystem studies each year. CNU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a ecosystem studies master's degree from CNU, 77% 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 ecosystem studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Careers That Ecosystem Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in ecosystem studies 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,150	$85,550

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.