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Marine Sciences at Hawaii Pacific University

Marine Sciences at Hawaii Pacific University

Every marine sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the marine sciences program at Hawaii Pacific University stacks up to those at other schools.

Hawaii Pacific University is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and approximately 4,243 students attend the school each year.

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

Hawaii Pacific University Marine Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Marine Sciences

Hawaii Pacific University Marine Sciences Rankings

Marine Sciences Student Demographics at Hawaii Pacific University

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

Hawaii Pacific University Marine Sciences Master’s Program

78% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of marine sciences master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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Of the students who received a marine sciences master's degree from Hawaii Pacific University, 72% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Careers That Marine Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in marine sciences 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 650 $69,780
Professors 480 $60,840
Biological Scientists 300 $79,760
Natural Sciences Managers 250 $115,240
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 200 $73,660

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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