Communication & Journalism at University of Hawaii at Manoa

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

UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and approximately 18,025 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received their master's degree in communication and journalism.

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

UH Manoa Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Doctorate Degree in Communication & Journalism

UH Manoa Communication & Journalism Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication and journalism, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UH Manoa

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

UH Manoa Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

The communication and journalism program at UH Manoa awarded 16 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 6% of these degrees went to men with the other 94% going to women.

In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 44% 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 communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication and journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Hawaii at Manoa. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	16
Communication & Journalism (Other)	5

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Library Science
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and journalism 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
Public Relations Specialists	1,260	$64,830
Community Health Workers	530	$46,380
Photographers	450	$41,640
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	450	$108,420

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.