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General Biology at Chestnut Hill College

General Biology at Chestnut Hill College

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Chestnut Hill College stacks up to those at other schools.

CHC is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,528.

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

CHC General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

CHC General Biology Rankings

The biology major at CHC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Biology Student Demographics at CHC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Chestnut Hill College.

CHC General Biology Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Chestnut Hill College with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology 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 Chestnut Hill College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 14

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Chestnut Hill College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Medical Scientists 7,970 $114,370
Natural Sciences Managers 4,480 $147,810
Biological Science Professors 3,250 $94,510
Biological Scientists 660 $73,550

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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