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Ethnic Studies at University of Hawaii at Hilo

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Ethnic Studies at University of Hawaii at Hilo

If you are interested in studying ethnic studies, you may want to check out the program at University of Hawaii at Hilo. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UH Hilo is located in Hilo, Hawaii and approximately 3,165 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 16 ethnic studies majors received their bachelor's degree from UH Hilo.

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

UH Hilo Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

UH Hilo Ethnic Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ethnic studies 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 ethnic studies major at UH Hilo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Ethnic Studies. 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 Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 31
Most Focused Ethnic Studies Schools 51
Most Popular Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 96
Most Popular Ethnic Studies Schools 132

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at UH Hilo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ethnic studies majors at University of Hawaii at Hilo.

UH Hilo Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 16 ethnic studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UH Hilo, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ethnic studies 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 ethnic studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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

Careers That Ethnic Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in ethnic studies 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
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 200 $71,610
Interpreters and Translators 90 $45,580

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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