by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at Christopher Newport University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in social sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at CNU was ranked #149 on College Factual's Best Schools for social sciences list. It is also ranked #8 in Virginia.
Here are some of the other rankings for CNU.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at CNU paid an average of $1,158 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $622 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,100 | $21,566 |
| Fees | $5,824 | $6,224 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,304 | $1,304 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,760 | $11,760 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,750 | $3,750 |
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Online degrees for the CNU social sciences bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CNU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 54.0% of the social sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 54.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in social sciences at CNU in 2019-2020, 19.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 12 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 146 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Economics | 35 |
| Political Science & Government | 77 |
| Sociology | 75 |
*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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