Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Hawaii at Hilo

Every geological and earth sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the geology 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. In 2021, 7 geology 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 Geological & Earth Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UH Hilo Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

UH Hilo Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks geology programs across the country. The following shows how UH Hilo performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geology major at UH Hilo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geological & Earth 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59
Most Focused Geological & Earth Sciences Schools	83
Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	229

Geology Student Demographics at UH Hilo

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

UH Hilo Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in geology from UH Hilo. About 57% were men and 43% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at UH Hilo are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its geology 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 geology.

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

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

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Chemistry
• Physics

Careers That Geology Grads May Go Into

A degree in geology 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
Geoscientists	120	$109,530

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.