Physical Sciences at University of Hawaii at Hilo

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

UH Hilo is located in Hilo, Hawaii and approximately 3,165 students attend the school each year.

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

UH Hilo Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

UH Hilo Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at UH Hilo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical Sciences. 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.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at UH Hilo

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

UH Hilo Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UH Hilo since its program graduates 27% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical sciences 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 physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Hawaii at Hilo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geological & Earth Sciences	7
Physics	5
Chemistry	4
Astronomy & Astrophysics	3

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical sciences 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
High School Teachers	4,310	$60,810
Architectural and Engineering Managers	810	$140,610
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	650	$69,780
Professors	480	$60,840
Natural Sciences Managers	250	$115,240

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.