Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Hawaii at Hilo

If you are interested in studying astronomy and astrophysics, 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 has a total student population of 3,165. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in astronomy from UH Hilo.

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

UH Hilo Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy

UH Hilo Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the astronomy progam at UH Hilo 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 astronomy major at UH Hilo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Astronomy & Astrophysics. 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 Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools	71

Astronomy Student Demographics at UH Hilo

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

UH Hilo Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in astronomy from UH Hilo. About 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical astronomy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at UH Hilo since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% more racial-ethnic minorities in its astronomy 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 astronomy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Chemistry
• Physics
• Geological & Earth Sciences

Careers That Astronomy Grads May Go Into

A degree in astronomy 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
Natural Sciences Managers	250	$115,240
Astronomers	90	$126,170
Physicists	50	$126,480

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.