History at University of Hawaii at Manoa

If you are interested in studying history, 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 has a total student population of 18,025. Of the 3,200 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2021, 33 of them were history majors.

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

UH Manoa History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

UH Manoa History Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at UH Manoa is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. 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 History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	353
Most Focused History Schools	785

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in history from UH Manoa. This makes it the #246 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #140 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at UH Manoa

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

UH Manoa History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from UH Manoa. About 67% were men and 33% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 63% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history 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 history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UH Manoa History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of history master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 39% 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 history.

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

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

Concentrations Within History

History 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 Manoa. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	36

Related Majors

• Library Science
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
High School Teachers	4,310	$60,810
Managers	2,000	$93,760
History Professors	120	$69,440
Museum Technicians and Conservators	80	$39,270
Curators	40	$58,550

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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