Academic Life at Chestnut Hill College

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Chestnut Hill College: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

32 Majors With Completions

10:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

31% Full-Time Faculty

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at Chestnut Hill College:

Faculty Resources
Most Popular Majors
Additional Questions to Ask
Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

With 10 students for every instructional faculty member, Chestnut Hill College ranks among the best colleges for instructional attention when compared with the national average of 15 to 1. At Chestnut Hill College, 31% of instructors are full time, close to the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors and Fields of Study

Students at Chestnut Hill College can choose from 32 majors with reported graduates spanning 17 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Chestnut Hill College are shown below:

Degree Level	Offered
Associate	✓
Bachelor’s	✓
Master’s	✓
Doctorate	✓

The most popular majors at Chestnut Hill College, measured by graduates, are listed below.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	89
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	46
Business Administration, Management and Operations	42
Criminal Justice and Corrections	21
Psychology, General	21

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

More to Consider

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Chestnut Hill College:

Need flexibility? Check whether Chestnut Hill College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 281 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Chestnut Hill College retains and graduates its students — 62% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Chestnut Hill College.

Dig Deeper into Academics at Chestnut Hill College

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Chestnut Hill College in more detail:

Majors & Degree Programs at Chestnut Hill College — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
Faculty & Class Sizes at Chestnut Hill College — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
Graduation and Retention at Chestnut Hill College — graduation outcomes and retention detail
Online Learning at Chestnut Hill College — distance-learning enrollment detail
Accreditation at Chestnut Hill College — regional and program accreditation status