Accounting at Chestnut Hill College

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

CHC is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,528 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 15 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from CHC.

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

CHC Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

CHC Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at CHC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at CHC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	212
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	643
Best Accounting Schools	657
Most Popular Accounting Schools	1,127

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from CHC Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at CHC is $51,887. This is 12% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at CHC

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

CHC Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from CHC. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at CHC since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at CHC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CHC also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• International Business
• Marketing
• Business/Corporate Communications
• Human Resource Management
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	55,360	$40,660
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Financial Managers	17,730	$156,730
Financial Analysts	11,980	$93,870
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520

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 Kiran under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.