Public Health at University of Hawaii at Manoa

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

UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and has a total student population of 18,025.

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

UH Manoa Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
• Master’s Degree in Public Health

UH Manoa Public Health Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at UH Manoa

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

UH Manoa Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of public health master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. UH Manoa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 90% of degree recipients. That is 40% 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health 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 Manoa. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	20

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Communication Sciences
• Nursing
• Medicine

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,640	$124,970
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	650	$69,780
Community Health Workers	530	$46,380
Health Specialties Professors	500	$137,560
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	480	$73,900

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

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