by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Human Services. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Human Services is a major offered under the public administration and social service program of study at Chestnut Hill College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in human services, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at CHC was ranked #60 on College Factual's Best Schools for human services list. It is also ranked #5 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for CHC.
Part-time undergraduates at CHC paid an average of $775 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $37,950 | $37,950 |
| Fees | $250 | $250 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,298 | $1,298 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,000 | $11,000 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $7,898 | $7,898 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at CHC in Human Services walked away with an average of $44,991 in student debt. That is 44% higher than the national average of $31,203.
The median early career salary of human services students who receive their bachelor’s degree from CHC is $37,343 per year. That is 22% higher than the national average of $30,682.
Online degrees for the CHC human services bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CHC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 82.5% of the human services students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 58.7% of the human services bachelor’s degrees at CHC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 32 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
Human Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Human Services | 63 |
*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.
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