General Psychology at University of Hawaii at Manoa

Every general psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology 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. In 2021, 211 psychology 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 General Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

UH Manoa General Psychology Degrees Available

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

UH Manoa General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at UH Manoa is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Psychology. 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 General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	60

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UH Manoa. This makes it the #156 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from UH Manoa Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH Manoa is $27,106. This is less than $28,637, which is the national average of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Psychology Student Demographics at UH Manoa

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

UH Manoa General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 211 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UH Manoa, about 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UH Manoa since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	65
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	43
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	58

UH Manoa General Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in psychology from UH Manoa. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UH Manoa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% 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 psychology.

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

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

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	2,000	$93,760
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	450	$94,550
Psychology Professors	140	$65,850
Psychologists	120	$94,260

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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