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. Of the 632 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Hawaii at Hilo in 2021, 50 of them were psychology majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at UH Hilo compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	430
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	655

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UH Hilo. This makes it the #316 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 50 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from UH Hilo in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

UH Hilo Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at UH Hilo awarded 24 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 18% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

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

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

Related Majors

• History
• Education
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Vreed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.