by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on University of Hawaii at Manoa, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
University of Hawaii at Manoa awards degrees and credentials ranging from certificates up to its highest offering, the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | ✓ |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 6,204 undergraduate · 2,794 graduate (8,998 total)
The most popular majors at University of Hawaii at Manoa, measured by the number of graduates, are listed below.
The following majors at University of Hawaii at Manoa have the strongest reported average salaries.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $75,388 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | $66,487 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | $64,964 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $63,810 |
| Law. | $62,647 |
Explore the full list of majors at University of Hawaii at Manoa, sorted by study area.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 4,499 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. |
199 | $57,390 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
149 | $36,051 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
129 | $43,924 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. ↳ Tourism and Travel Services Management. |
81 | $42,173 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
79 | $49,086 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. |
53 | $46,722 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. ↳ Management Information Systems, General. |
50 | $45,985 |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
35 | $44,991 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
30 | $37,575 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Secondary Education and Teaching. · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching. |
165 | $47,075 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. |
84 | $52,444 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 67 | $56,893 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. |
43 | NA |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
39 | $17,290 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
19 | NA |
| Education, General. | 14 | NA |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. | 10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Nursing Practice. · Nursing Science. |
182 | $75,388 |
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. |
84 | $38,396 |
| Medicine. | 77 | $59,804 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Dental Hygiene/Hygienist. |
18 | $66,487 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. ↳ Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist. |
10 | NA |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Communication Sciences and Disorders, General. |
7 | $56,139 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. ↳ Dietetics/Dietitian. |
7 | NA |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Athletic Training/Trainer. |
3 | $44,640 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
98 | $61,892 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 95 | $64,964 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
58 | $63,810 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
29 | $51,009 |
| Agricultural Engineering. | 14 | NA |
| Ocean Engineering. | 12 | NA |
| Construction Engineering. | 4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. · Biomedical Sciences, General. |
111 | $24,614 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography. · Epidemiology. |
77 | $28,953 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. |
31 | NA |
| Botany/Plant Biology. ↳ Botany/Plant Biology. · Plant Pathology/Phytopathology. |
20 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. |
19 | $19,813 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology, General. · Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology. |
19 | NA |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. ↳ Zoology/Animal Biology. · Entomology. |
15 | NA |
| Biotechnology. | 15 | NA |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Reproductive Biology. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
101 | $28,981 |
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
69 | $33,581 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
59 | $31,859 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
39 | $23,706 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geography. |
6 | NA |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 235 | $28,635 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Educational Psychology. |
7 | NA |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 151 | $40,609 |
| Public Administration. | 9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Japanese Language and Literature. · Korean Language and Literature. · East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. · Chinese Language and Literature. |
83 | $18,654 |
| Southeast Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General. ↳ Hawaiian Language and Literature. · Filipino/Tagalog Language and Literature. |
29 | NA |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistics. |
15 | NA |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. | 12 | NA |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. |
11 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Exercise Science and Kinesiology. · Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General. |
143 | $32,122 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
122 | $30,792 |
| Journalism. | 13 | $30,038 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art/Art Studies, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
67 | $22,985 |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. |
19 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. · Theatre and Dance. |
18 | NA |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 88 | $50,820 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Computer and Information Sciences, General. · Information Technology. |
14 | $46,875 |
| Information Science/Studies. | 4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 95 | $62,647 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ Programs for Foreign Lawyers. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. · Oceanography, Chemical and Physical. |
47 | NA |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. ↳ Astronomy. · Astrophysics. |
17 | NA |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
17 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
12 | NA |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. ↳ Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ American Indian/Native American Studies. · Women's Studies. · Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other. |
51 | $30,592 |
| Area Studies. ↳ Asian Studies/Civilization. · American/United States Studies/Civilization. · Pacific Area/Pacific Rim Studies. |
45 | $28,828 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Design. ↳ Environmental Design/Architecture. |
39 | $42,517 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. ↳ Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. |
22 | NA |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 16 | NA |
| Landscape Architecture. | 7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. |
83 | $25,686 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. ↳ Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General. |
62 | $27,178 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Science. |
16 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Family and Community Services. |
61 | NA |
| Apparel and Textiles. ↳ Apparel and Textiles, General. |
16 | $22,349 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 70 | $28,083 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Graphic Communications. ↳ Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects. |
55 | $22,915 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Sciences. ↳ Animal Sciences, General. |
24 | $27,918 |
| Soil Sciences. ↳ Soil Sciences, Other. |
12 | NA |
| Agricultural Production Operations. ↳ Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture. |
11 | NA |
| Food Science and Technology. ↳ Food Science. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
35 | $27,735 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Nutrition Sciences. | 18 | $30,761 |
| Geography and Environmental Studies. | 7 | NA |
| Classical and Ancient Studies. ↳ Classical and Ancient Studies, Other. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
18 | NA |
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Financial Mathematics. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Library Science and Administration. ↳ Library and Information Science. |
17 | $45,634 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 12 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 5 | NA |
Footnotes
*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.
References
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