Education at Hawaii Pacific University

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Hawaii Pacific University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Hawaii Pacific University is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and approximately 4,243 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students received their master's degree in education.

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

Hawaii Pacific University Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Hawaii Pacific University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Hawaii Pacific University does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Hawaii Pacific University Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Hawaii Pacific University

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

Hawaii Pacific University Education Master’s Program

Of the 42 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Hawaii Pacific University, about 38% were men and 62% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. Hawaii Pacific University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hawaii Pacific University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education 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 Hawaii Pacific University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	35
Teaching English or French	7

Related Majors

• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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 Hawaii Pacific University.

Occupation	Jobs in HI	Average Salary in HI
Elementary School Teachers	6,040	$61,240
Teacher Assistants	5,890	$30,230
High School Teachers	4,310	$60,810
Middle School Teachers	1,960	$60,900
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,770	$54,000

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 Joel Bradshaw under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.