Music at University of Hawaii at Manoa

If you plan to study music, 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 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, 8 of them were music majors.

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

UH Manoa Music Degrees Available

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

UH Manoa Music Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at UH Manoa is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music. 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
	266

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in music from UH Manoa. This makes it the #184 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #92 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at UH Manoa

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

UH Manoa Music Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 59% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music 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 music.

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

UH Manoa Music Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in Music from UH Manoa in 2020-2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 14% 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 music.

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

UH Manoa also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Dance
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music 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
High School Teachers	4,310	$60,810
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	290	$64,940
Music Directors and Composers	160	$51,230
Sound Engineering Technicians	40	$42,230

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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