Area Studies at University of Hawaii at Manoa

If you are interested in studying area studies, you may want to check out the program at University of Hawaii at Manoa. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and approximately 18,025 students attend the school each year.

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

UH Manoa Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies
• Master’s Degree in Area Studies

UH Manoa Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at UH Manoa is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Area 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in area studies, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area Studies Student Demographics at UH Manoa

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

UH Manoa Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area studies 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 area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UH Manoa Area Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of area studies master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in area studies each year. UH Manoa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than 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 area studies.

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

Concentrations Within Area Studies

If you plan to be a area studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Hawaii at Manoa. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Asian Studies	16
American U.S. Studies	13
Pacific Area/Pacific Rim Studies	6

Related Majors

• Ethnic Studies

Careers That Area Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area studies 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
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	200	$71,610

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 No machine-readable author provided. under License

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