Special Education at University of Hawaii at Manoa

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

UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and has a total student population of 18,025.

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

UH Manoa Special Education Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Special Ed (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

UH Manoa Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at UH Manoa is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Special Education. 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.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UH Manoa

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at University of Hawaii at Manoa.

UH Manoa Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at UH Manoa since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 62% more racial-ethnic minorities in its special ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Hawaii at Manoa with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UH Manoa Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in special ed each year. UH Manoa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of degree recipients. That is 59% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Special Education

Special Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Hawaii at Manoa. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	38

Related Majors

• Education Philosophy
• Instructional Media Design
• General Education
• Teaching English or French
• Educational Administration

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed 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 Manoa.

Occupation	Jobs in HI	Average Salary in HI
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,770	$54,000
Special Education Professors	180	$56,680
Interpreters and Translators	90	$45,580
Special Education Teachers	60	$37,160

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.