History at Chestnut Hill College

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history 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. In 2021, 2 history majors received their bachelor's degree from CHC.

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

CHC History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

CHC History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history 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 history major at CHC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. 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 Popular History Schools	1,202

History Student Demographics at CHC

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

CHC History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from CHC. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history 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 history.

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

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

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history 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
History	2

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• Psychology

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
Managers	11,060	$126,290
History Professors	1,000	$93,300
Curators	670	$53,840
Museum Technicians and Conservators	600	$42,700

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.