Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Hawaii at Manoa

Every geological and earth sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the geology 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, 9 of them were geological and earth sciences majors.

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

UH Manoa Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

UH Manoa Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at UH Manoa is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geological & Earth Sciences. 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.

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in geology from UH Manoa. This makes it the #18 most popular school for geology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at UH Manoa

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

UH Manoa Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

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

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at UH Manoa are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its geology 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 geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UH Manoa Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a master’s in geology from UH Manoa in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a geology master's degree from UH Manoa, 63% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the geology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 3% 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 geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UH Manoa also has a doctoral program available in geology. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Physics
• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Chemistry

Careers That Geology Grads May Go Into

A degree in geology 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
Geoscientists	120	$109,530

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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