Education at University of Hawaii at Hilo

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

UH Hilo is located in Hilo, Hawaii and approximately 3,165 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

UH Hilo Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at UH Hilo

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UH Hilo does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UH Hilo Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at UH Hilo

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

UH Hilo Education Master’s Program

The education program at UH Hilo awarded 13 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 31% of these degrees went to men with the other 69% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. UH Hilo does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 70% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Hawaii at Hilo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	13

Related Majors

• Psychology

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 University of Hawaii at Hilo.

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 Vreed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.