Communication & Journalism at University of Hawaii at Hilo

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

UH Hilo is located in Hilo, Hawaii and has a total student population of 3,165. Of the 632 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Hawaii at Hilo in 2021, 46 of them were communication and journalism majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at UH Hilo 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 communication and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	154
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	421
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	519
	574
	589
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	597
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	614

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UH Hilo

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

UH Hilo Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of communication and journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical communication and 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 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication and 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 and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

UH Hilo also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
• Education
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and 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.