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. Of the 153 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2021, 13 of them were special education majors.

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

Online Classes Are Available at UH Manoa

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UH Manoa does offer online courses in special ed for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UH Manoa Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at UH Manoa compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools	1
Best Value Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools	5
Most Focused Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools	6
	67
Most Popular Special Education Schools	122
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	136
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	185
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	221
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	349
Most Focused Special Education Schools	350
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	427

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in special ed from UH Manoa. This makes it the #186 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UH Manoa Special Ed Graduates

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH Manoa is $45,781. This is 18% higher than $38,748, which is the national average for all special ed bachelor's degree recipients.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a bachelor's degree in special ed from UH Manoa. About 77% of these graduates were women and the other 23% were men. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UH Manoa since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 56% 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	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UH Manoa Special Education Master’s Program

The special ed program at UH Manoa awarded 25 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 12% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 68% of degree recipients. That is 40% 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	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UH Manoa also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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
• Image Credit: By No machine-readable author provided. under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.