Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Hawaii at Manoa

If you plan to study astronomy & astrophysics, take a look at what University of Hawaii at Manoa has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and has a total student population of 18,025.

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

UH Manoa Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy
• Master’s Degree in Astronomy

UH Manoa Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The astronomy major at UH Manoa is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Astronomy & Astrophysics. 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in astronomy, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Astronomy Student Demographics at UH Manoa

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

UH Manoa Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of astronomy bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% more racial-ethnic minorities in its astronomy 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 astronomy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UH Manoa Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of astronomy master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the astronomy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 47% 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 astronomy.

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

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

If you plan to be a astronomy major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Astronomy	13
Astrophysics	3

Related Majors

• Physics
• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Chemistry
• Geological & Earth Sciences

Careers That Astronomy Grads May Go Into

A degree in astronomy 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
Astronomers	90	$126,170
Physicists	50	$126,480

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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