Communication & Media Studies at University of Hawaii at Manoa

Every communication and media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at University of Hawaii at Manoa stacks up to those at other schools.

UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and approximately 18,025 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,200 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2021, 143 of them were communication and media studies majors.

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

UH Manoa Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
• Master’s Degree in Communications

UH Manoa Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at UH Manoa 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 communications major at UH Manoa is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. 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 Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	224
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	289
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	486

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in communications from UH Manoa. This makes it the #68 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UH Manoa Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH Manoa is $30,792. This is less than $32,435, which is the national average of all communications majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Communications Student Demographics at UH Manoa

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

UH Manoa Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 143 communications majors earned their bachelor's degree from UH Manoa. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communications 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 Manoa with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	37
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	33
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	44

UH Manoa Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of communications master's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 36% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Hawaii at Manoa with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism (Other)
• Journalism

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications 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 Manoa.

Occupation	Jobs in HI	Average Salary in HI
Public Relations Specialists	1,260	$64,830
Editors	380	$78,390
Radio and Television Announcers	160	$47,040
Communications Professors	120	$60,030
Reporters and Correspondents	120	$43,250

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
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