University of Hawaii at Manoa Career Outcomes & Earnings

For federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled, $61,903 is the median earned four years after completion, in the 56th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth puts University of Hawaii at Manoa's return pillar in the 41st percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $1,372 more than the model expects for similar students. Earnings beyond expectations means the gap between graduates' earnings and the model's expectation for similar students; it is in the 59th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $10,183. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $8,811.

The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $65,610; the university is $3,707 below it. The return picture is mixed: model-beating earnings, below-peer pay.

Earnings differ sharply across fields at University of Hawaii at Manoa. Its downside and upside earnings scenarios run from $41,906 to $84,177 four years after completion; these scenarios are modeled from the program mix, not observed groups.

Several individual programs post medians above the upside: Nursing at $120,258, Computer Engineering at $100,454, and Mechanical Engineering at $92,555, each four years after completion. The scenarios describe a mix-wide range, whereas these figures describe separate program completer groups. That distinction matters when reading program-specific outcomes.

An estimated 31.5% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Earnings measured four years after completion cover completers who are working and not enrolled, so those continuing their studies sit outside that earnings snapshot.

Program outcomes vary sharply across fields at University of Hawaii at Manoa, making the choice of major especially consequential for earnings four years after completion. Mechanical Engineering recorded median earnings of $92,555 from 94 degrees awarded; Azimuth ranks it #125 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Civil Engineering posted $87,286 across 83 degrees awarded and ranks #64 nationally by Azimuth. At a more moderate earnings level, Environmental Design had $59,090 and 43 degrees awarded, with an Azimuth rank of #4 nationally.

Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language recorded $39,768 from 31 degrees awarded and ranks #3 nationally.

The program roster pairs especially strong national placements with earnings that vary substantially by field. Azimuth lists 37 ranked bachelor’s fields among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language ranks #3 nationally, awarded 31 degrees, and had median earnings of $39,768 four years after completion. Environmental Design ranks #4, with 43 degrees awarded and median earnings of $59,090 four years after completion.

Special Education and Teaching ranks #8, awarded 28 degrees, and shows $62,087 in median earnings four years after completion. East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ranks #9, with 89 degrees awarded and $46,563 in median earnings.