Education at University of Hawaii at Hilo

If you plan to study education, take a look at what University of Hawaii at Hilo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UH Hilo is located in Hilo, Hawaii and has a total student population of 3,165.

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

UH Hilo Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

UH Hilo Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at UH Hilo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at University of Hawaii at Hilo.

UH Hilo Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of education master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. UH Hilo does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 49% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Hawaii at Hilo with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Hawaii at Hilo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	13

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for HI, the home state for University of Hawaii at Hilo.

Occupation	Jobs in HI	Average Salary in HI
Elementary School Teachers	6,040	$61,240
Teacher Assistants	5,890	$30,230
High School Teachers	4,310	$60,810
Middle School Teachers	1,960	$60,900
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,770	$54,000

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 Vreed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.