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Psychology at University of Hawaii at Hilo

Psychology at University of Hawaii at Hilo

What traits are you looking for in a psychology 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 psychology 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 Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

UH Hilo Psychology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
  • Master’s Degree in Psychology

UH Hilo Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at UH Hilo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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.

Psychology Student Demographics at UH Hilo

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

UH Hilo Psychology Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology 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 psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 11
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 32

UH Hilo Psychology Master’s Program

75% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UH Hilo does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 5% better 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 master's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology 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
General Psychology 50
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 24

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers 2,000 $93,760
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 450 $94,550
Psychology Professors 140 $65,850
Psychologists 120 $94,260

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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