Psychology at Chestnut Hill College

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology 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.

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

CHC Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

CHC Psychology Rankings

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

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #121 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at CHC

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

CHC Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at CHC since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

CHC Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. CHC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from CHC, 77% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Chestnut Hill College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	86
General Psychology	25

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,440	$83,610
Psychology Professors	2,130	$89,300
Psychologists	460	$87,940

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

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