University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii · Public

Of 72 assessed programs, 69 leave graduates out-earning a typical Hawaii high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 153 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$10,675
$30k to $48k	$12,246
$48k to $75k	$14,469
$75k to $110k	$18,760
$110k and up	$22,562
All families (average)	$15,664

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

72 of 225 programs could be assessed 32% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Hawaii high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,005	+$11,029	clears the bar	$18,782	1.7 yrs	216
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$58,999	+$22,023	clears the bar	$18,125	0.8 yrs	139
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,307	+$8,331	clears the bar	$21,500	2.6 yrs	131
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$45,072	+$8,096	clears the bar	$16,522	2.0 yrs	126
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$64,224	+$27,248	clears the bar	$20,875	0.8 yrs	124
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$53,332	+$16,356	clears the bar	$19,500	1.2 yrs	121
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$120,258	+$83,282	clears the bar	$12,500	0.2 yrs	120
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$55,490	+$18,514	clears the bar	$18,263	1.0 yrs	112
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$108,588	+$71,612	clears the bar	$49,652	0.7 yrs	112
Law	First Professional Degree	$89,520	+$52,544	clears the bar	$98,536	1.9 yrs	106
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$62,119	+$25,143	clears the bar	$18,218	0.7 yrs	96
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$92,555	+$55,579	clears the bar	$24,629	0.4 yrs	94
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$77,502	+$40,526	clears the bar	$15,468	0.4 yrs	93
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$46,563	+$9,587	clears the bar	$18,076	1.9 yrs	89
Social Work	Master's Degree	$65,263	+$28,287	clears the bar	$35,797	1.3 yrs	88
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$87,286	+$50,310	clears the bar	$20,165	0.4 yrs	83
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$55,177	+$18,201	clears the bar	$16,156	0.9 yrs	81
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,696	+$16,720	clears the bar	$18,500	1.1 yrs	78
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$60,157	+$23,181	clears the bar	$19,261	0.8 yrs	78
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$60,401	+$23,425	clears the bar	$18,000	0.8 yrs	74
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$47,874	+$10,898	clears the bar	$18,406	1.7 yrs	72
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$47,880	+$10,904	clears the bar	$18,681	1.7 yrs	70
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$128,827	+$91,851	clears the bar	$161,000	1.8 yrs	69
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$66,651	+$29,675	clears the bar	$16,250	0.5 yrs	65
Graphic Communications	Bachelor's Degree	$35,830	-$1,146	falls short	$21,125	insufficient data	64
English	Bachelor's Degree	$39,948	+$2,972	clears the bar	$15,000	5.0 yrs	56
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$34,383	-$2,593	falls short	$22,572	insufficient data	56
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$56,371	+$19,395	clears the bar	$19,205	1.0 yrs	54
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$73,195	+$36,219	clears the bar	$25,338	0.7 yrs	51
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,869	+$51,893	clears the bar	$18,750	0.4 yrs	51
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$58,097	+$21,121	clears the bar	$18,625	0.9 yrs	50
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$76,713	+$39,737	clears the bar	$15,250	0.4 yrs	49
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$75,208	+$38,232	clears the bar	$47,712	1.2 yrs	44
Environmental Design	Bachelor's Degree	$59,090	+$22,114	clears the bar	$22,648	1.0 yrs	43
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,500	+$9,524	clears the bar	$24,577	2.6 yrs	43
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$57,181	+$20,205	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$40,970	+$3,994	clears the bar	$17,325	4.3 yrs	40
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Bachelor's Degree	$52,941	+$15,965	clears the bar	$17,750	1.1 yrs	38
History	Bachelor's Degree	$47,083	+$10,107	clears the bar	$16,141	1.6 yrs	38
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$64,881	+$27,905	clears the bar	$28,330	1.0 yrs	36
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$59,709	+$22,733	clears the bar	$15,000	0.7 yrs	35
Special Education	Master's Degree	$78,627	+$41,651	clears the bar	$30,092	0.7 yrs	33
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Bachelor's Degree	$39,768	+$2,792	clears the bar	$18,696	6.7 yrs	31
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$62,087	+$25,111	clears the bar	$16,049	0.6 yrs	28
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$42,671	+$5,695	clears the bar	$23,027	4.0 yrs	27
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$66,275	+$29,299	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$46,966	+$9,990	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$77,642 1-year earnings	+$40,666	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$43,080	+$6,104	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	$53,802	+$16,826	clears the bar	$32,270	1.9 yrs	21
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	$55,556 1-year earnings	+$18,580	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$41,727	+$4,751	clears the bar	$22,250	4.7 yrs	20
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$74,799	+$37,823	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Master's Degree	$49,408 1-year earnings	+$12,432	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$43,806	+$6,830	clears the bar	$25,000	3.7 yrs	18
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$36,568 1-year earnings	-$408	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$37,581	+$605	clears the bar	$20,000	33.1 yrs	18
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$41,672	+$4,696	clears the bar	$21,500	4.6 yrs	17
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Bachelor's Degree	$79,863	+$42,887	clears the bar	$29,690	0.7 yrs	17
Public Health	Master's Degree	$68,053	+$31,077	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$100,454	+$63,478	clears the bar	$18,895	0.3 yrs	15
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$39,963 1-year earnings	+$2,987	clears the bar	$16,500	5.5 yrs	14
Accounting	Master's Degree	$92,314	+$55,338	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$55,569	+$18,593	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$75,403	+$38,427	clears the bar	$87,531	2.3 yrs	11
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$86,201	+$49,225	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Nursing	Master's Degree	$121,929	+$84,953	clears the bar	$99,500	1.2 yrs	7
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$130,480	+$93,504	clears the bar	$123,979	1.3 yrs	2
Education	Bachelor's Degree	$60,288 1-year earnings	+$23,312	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$98,690	+$61,714	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Special Education	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$67,076	+$30,100	clears the bar	$14,707	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$62,114	+$25,138	clears the bar	$12,500	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Special Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Architecture	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Biotechnology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Botany/Plant Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Agricultural Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Southeast Asian and Australasian/Pacific Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Dance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Marketing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Botany/Plant Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Zoology/Animal Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Agricultural Production Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
International Relations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Botany/Plant Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Agricultural Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Agricultural Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Ocean Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Hospitality Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Zoology/Animal Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,976/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.