Graduate Programs at University of Hawaii at Hilo

Graduate School Overview

University of Hawaii at Hilo (referred to as UHH) is a Public, 4 years school located in Hilo, HI. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (6/30/1976 - Current).

UHH Directory Information
School Name	University of Hawaii at Hilo (UHH)
Address	200 W Kawili St, Hilo, HI 96720-4091
Phone	808-932-7446
Web	https://www.hilo.hawaii.edu
Online Application	https://hilo.hawaii.edu/admissions/forms
Financial Info	https://hilo.hawaii.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Hawaii at Hilo is $12,230 for Hawaii residents and $27,062 for out-of-state students. The school has 384 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,977 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 45 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$27,062 $12,230 for Hawaii Residents
Student Population	384
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	45 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at University of Hawaii at Hilo is $12,230 for Hawaii residents and $27,062 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $489 for Hawaii residents and $1,107 for out-of-state students.

University of Hawaii at Hilo offers the alternative tuition plans.

University of Hawaii at Hilo offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Hawaii at Hilo is $12,230 for Hawaii residents and $27,062 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Hawaii Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$11,616	$448	$26,448	$448
2019-2020	$11,736	$448	$26,568	$448
2020-2021	$11,736	$494	$26,568	$494
2021-2022	$11,736	$494	$26,568	$494
2022-2023	$11,736	$494	$26,568	$494

The graduate school tuition & fees of UHH is average compared to public graduate schools in Hawaii. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Hawaii graduate tuition is $30,806 (public) / $17,402 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
University of Hawaii at Hilo	$12,230	$27,062
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Hawaii Graduate Schools	$14,943	$19,754
Public	$14,366	$30,806
Private	$17,402

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $20,204 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of Hawaii at Hilo. On-campus living costs are decreased by -0.51% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $25,440. Off-campus living costs are increased by 5.46% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$8,248	$3,522	$15,044	$6,678
2019-2020	$8,248	$3,574	$15,302	$6,788
2020-2021	$8,248	$3,928	$14,494	$8,152
2021-2022	$8,248	$3,966	$12,786	$11,338
2022-2023	$8,248	$3,904	$13,484	$11,956

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $489 for Hawaii residents and $1,107 for other students at University of Hawaii at Hilo. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Hawaii Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$484	$1,102
2019-2020	$489	$1,107
2020-2021	$489	$1,107
2021-2022	$489	$1,107
2022-2023	$489	$1,107

Next table shows the tuition & fees for law school and/or medical schools at University of Hawaii at Hilo.

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at University of Hawaii at Hilo
	Hawaii Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
Pharmacy	$24,096	$494	$41,040	$494

Graduate Programs at UHH

University of Hawaii at Hilo offers 11 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 157 students have completed their study at University of Hawaii at Hilo.

Offered Degrees at University of Hawaii at Hilo
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	7	74
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	4
Doctor's degree - other	2	79
Total	11	157

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Hawaii at Hilo by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Environmental Science program with 22 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Pharmacy program with 76 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at University of Hawaii at Hilo
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Environmental Science	✕	22	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	21	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	17	-
American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	13	-
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis	✕	1	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Hawaii at Hilo
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Pharmacy	✕	76	-
Nursing Practice	✕	3	-
Hawaiian Language and Literature	✕	2	-
Pharmaceutical Sciences	✕	2	-

University of Hawaii at Hilo offers 11 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 157 students have completed their graduate studies.

74 students have earned/completed Master's program.
79 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	22	-
Education [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Education	✕	0	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	21	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	13 completers	-
American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	13	-
Hawaiian Language and Literature	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	17	-
	Total	74

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Hawaiian Language and Literature	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Pharmaceutical Sciences	✕	2	-
	Total	4

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	79 completers	-
Pharmacy	✕	76	-
Nursing Practice	✕	3	-
	Total	79

Graduate Student Population at UHH

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 480 students enrolled into University of Hawaii at Hilo graduate schools where it has total 2,977 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 294 full-time and 186 part-time graduate students. By gender, 147 male and 333 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	480	147	333
Full-time	294	84	210
Part-tme	186	63	123

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 89 White (18.54%), 7 Black/African American (1.46%), 68 Hispanic (14.17%), 131 Asian (27.29%), and 185 students with other races. 13 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	480	147	333
American Indian/Native American	6	1	5
Asian	131	43	88
Black/African American	7	1	6
Hispanic	68	17	51
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	21	8	13
White	89	22	67
Two More	144	47	97
Un-Known	1	1	0
Non-resident Alien	13	7	6

University of Hawaii at Hilo offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 130 graduate students (27.08% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 51 graduate students (10.63% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	480
Enrolled Online Exclusively	130
Enrolled Some Online Courses	51
Not in Online Courses	299

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Hawaii at Hilo. 138 students are aged 20 to 24 (28.75% of total students), 21 students are aged above 50 (4.38%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Hawaii at Hilo.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	480	147	333
Age 20-21	29	9	20
Age 22-24	109	25	84
Age 25-29	166	62	104
Age 30-34	75	22	53
Age 35-39	42	18	24
Age 40-49	38	8	30
Age 50-64	16	3	13
Over 64	5	0	5

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