Anthropology at University of Hawaii at Manoa

If you plan to study anthropology, 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from UH Manoa.

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

UH Manoa Anthropology Degrees Available

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

UH Manoa Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology 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 anthropology major at UH Manoa is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Anthropology. 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 Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools	81

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from UH Manoa. This makes it the #32 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UH Manoa Anthropology Graduates

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH Manoa is $23,706. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $25,284 for all anthropology students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at UH Manoa

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

UH Manoa Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology from UH Manoa. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UH Manoa Anthropology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of anthropology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in anthropology each year. UH Manoa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 37% 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 anthropology.

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

UH Manoa also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

Careers That Anthropology Grads May Go Into

A degree in anthropology 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
Anthropologists and Archeologists	130	$82,550

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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