Psychology at Hawaii Pacific University

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

Hawaii Pacific University is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and approximately 4,243 students attend the school each year. Of the 498 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hawaii Pacific University in 2021, 28 of them were psychology majors.

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

Hawaii Pacific University Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

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.

Hawaii Pacific University does offer online education options in psychology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Hawaii Pacific University Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Hawaii Pacific University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Hawaii Pacific University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	677
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	677
Best Value Psychology Schools	809

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Hawaii Pacific University. This makes it the #678 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Hawaii Pacific University

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

Hawaii Pacific University Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Hawaii Pacific University. About 61% of these graduates were women and the other 39% were men. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Hawaii Pacific University since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Hawaii Pacific University Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 2 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Hawaii Pacific University, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 55% better than the national average.*

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

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

Hawaii Pacific University also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hawaii Pacific University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	28
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	2

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Education

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	2,000	$93,760
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	450	$94,550
Psychology Professors	140	$65,850
Psychologists	120	$94,260

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.