Philosophy at University of Hawaii at Manoa

What traits are you looking for in a philosophy school? To help you decide if University of Hawaii at Manoa is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's philosophy program.

UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and has a total student population of 18,025. In 2021, 15 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from UH Manoa.

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

UH Manoa Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy
• Master’s Degree in Philosophy
• Doctorate Degree in Philosophy

UH Manoa Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at UH Manoa compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 philosophy major at UH Manoa is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Philosophy. 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 Popular Philosophy Schools	152

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in philosophy from UH Manoa. This is the #116 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at UH Manoa

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

UH Manoa Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from UH Manoa. About 47% of these graduates were women and the other 53% were men. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at UH Manoa since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities in its philosophy 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 philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UH Manoa Philosophy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy from UH Manoa.

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 philosophy.

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

UH Manoa also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Religious Studies

Careers That Philosophy Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy 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
Natural Sciences Managers	250	$115,240
Mathematical Science Professors	190	$69,800

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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