Economics at University of Hawaii at Hilo

If you are interested in studying economics, 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 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, 2 of them were economics majors.

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

UH Hilo Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

UH Hilo Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics 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 economics major at UH Hilo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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
Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	413
	484
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	522
Most Focused Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	621
Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	640
Most Focused Economics Schools	730
Most Popular Economics Schools	751

Economics Student Demographics at UH Hilo

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

UH Hilo Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Economics from UH Hilo in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at UH Hilo are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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 economics.

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

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,590	$60,030
Economists	160	$98,100
Survey Researchers	130	$36,920
Economics Professors	60	$87,520

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.