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Christopher Newport University

Environmental Studies (03.0103)
Master's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Environmental Science
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: MS
2010 CIP Code: 030103

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1994
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  04/1994
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-191687
2019-201791
2020-2122148
2021-22281714
2022-23261613

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 3,910




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-19707
2019-20101
2020-21538
2021-2213114
2022-2311213
Five Year Summary37643
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years011143234043



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)3871%$61,205$89,067$116,781
2013-14 (8 years)4562%$63,182$83,876$111,989
2016-17 (5 years)4264%$56,951$72,017$80,754
2018-19 (3 years)4549%$53,725$66,745$74,284
2020-21 (18 months)3557%$32,023$51,511$62,498



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-182451.1%$ 10,572$ 17,577$ 22,767$ 33,247
2014-15 to 2018-192248.9%$ 11,425$ 20,282$ 25,534$ 39,920
2015-16 to 2019-201847.4%$ 11,425$ 20,282$ 24,666$ 40,564
2016-17 to 2020-211542.9%$ 11,425$ 27,952$ 28,451$ 40,564
2017-18 to 2021-222047.6%$ 20,282$ 27,239$ 27,961$ 40,242
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-182451.1%$ 10,572$ 17,577$ 22,767$ 33,247
2014-15 to 2018-192248.9%$ 11,425$ 20,282$ 25,534$ 39,920
2015-16 to 2019-201847.4%$ 11,425$ 20,282$ 24,666$ 40,564
2016-17 to 2020-211542.9%$ 11,425$ 27,952$ 28,451$ 40,564
2017-18 to 2021-222047.6%$ 20,282$ 27,239$ 27,961$ 40,242


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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