Communication & Journalism at University of Hawaii at Hilo

Every communication & journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication & journalism program at University of Hawaii at Hilo stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Communication & Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

UH Hilo Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

UH Hilo Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at UH Hilo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Journalism. 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.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UH Hilo

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

UH Hilo Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical communication & journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UH Hilo since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication & journalism 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 Hilo with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication & journalism concentations are available at University of Hawaii at Hilo. 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
Communication & Media Studies	46

Related Majors

• History
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & journalism 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
Managers	2,000	$93,760
Public Relations Specialists	1,260	$64,830
Community Health Workers	530	$46,380
Photographers	450	$41,640
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	450	$108,420

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.