Political Science & Government at University of Hawaii at Hilo

If you are interested in studying political science and government, 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. In 2021, 27 political science 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 Political Science & Government section at the bottom of this page.

UH Hilo Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

UH Hilo Political Science & Government Rankings

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

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 political science major at UH Hilo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science & Government. 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 Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	158
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	372
Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	387
Best Value Political Science & Government Schools	405
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	595
Best Political Science & Government Schools	604

Political Science Student Demographics at UH Hilo

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

UH Hilo Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 political science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UH Hilo, about 56% were men and 44% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its political science 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 political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

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

Related Majors

• Economics
• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• Anthropology

Careers That Political Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in political science 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
Economists	160	$98,100
Economics Professors	60	$87,520
Political Science Professors	50	$83,680

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.