Astronomy at University of Hawaii at Hilo

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

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 Astronomy section at the bottom of this page.

UH Hilo Astronomy Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomical Sciences

UH Hilo Astronomy Rankings

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

Astronomical Sciences Student Demographics at UH Hilo

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

UH Hilo Astronomy Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of astronomical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical astronomical 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 13% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities in its astronomical 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 astronomical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Careers That Astronomical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in astronomical 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
Natural Sciences Managers	250	$115,240
Astronomers	90	$126,170

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
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