History at Hawaii Pacific University

What traits are you looking for in a history school? To help you decide if Hawaii Pacific University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's history program.

Hawaii Pacific University is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and has a total student population of 4,243.

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

Hawaii Pacific University History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Online Classes Are Available at Hawaii Pacific University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Hawaii Pacific University offers distance education options for history at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Hawaii Pacific University History Rankings

The history major at Hawaii Pacific University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. 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.

History Student Demographics at Hawaii Pacific University

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

Hawaii Pacific University History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hawaii Pacific University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history 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 Hawaii Pacific University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	11

Related Majors

• English Language & Literature
• Social Sciences
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Communication & Journalism

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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 Hawaii Pacific University.

Occupation	Jobs in HI	Average Salary in HI
High School Teachers	4,310	$60,810
Managers	2,000	$93,760
History Professors	120	$69,440
Museum Technicians and Conservators	80	$39,270
Curators	40	$58,550

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 Joel Bradshaw under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.