by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Christopher Newport University took the #776 spot.
In addition, CNU took the #16 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Virginia.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 50.9% of the total graduate students at CNU are women and 49.1% are men.
About 11.8% of the graduate students who attend CNU are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. CNU is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 0.9% of the graduate student population. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,614 | $16,722 |
| Fees | $4,392 | $4,698 |
Graduate students earning a master's degree from CNU enter careers with an average starting salary of $45,461. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 22% lower than the national average of $58,425.
Get more details about the location of Christopher Newport University.
Contact details for CNU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1 Avenue Of The Arts, Newport News, VA 23606-3072 |
| Phone: | 757-594-7000 |
| Website: | https://cnu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/christophernewportuniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/CNUcaptains |
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Finance & Financial Management | 18 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 8 |
| Physics | 10 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 49 |
Footnotes
*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.
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More about our data sources and methodologies.