How much money do University of Hawaii at Manoa graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $37,800 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $49,300 on average.
In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for UH at Manoa graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Computer Engineering with a median starting salary of $72,700 followed by Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing paying $65,300 and Mechanical Engineering graduates who have a median starting income of $62,900 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $91,700 followed by Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) at $73,400 and Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's Degree) who earn $61,700 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for University of Hawaii at Manoa graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.
| Major | Earnings |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) | $91,700 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) | $73,400 |
| Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $72,700 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $65,300 |
| Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $62,900 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's Degree) | $61,700 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) | $61,700 |
| Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $58,400 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $57,800 |
| Medicine (First Professional Degree) | $57,000 |
| Law (First Professional Degree) | $56,200 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) | $53,700 |
| Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $52,800 |
| Public Administration (Master's Degree) | $52,300 |
| Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degree) | $51,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Post-baccalaureate Certificate) | $50,100 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) | $49,700 |
| Architecture (Doctoral Degree) | $49,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching (Post-baccalaureate Certificate) | $49,000 |
| Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $48,200 |
| Environmental Design (Bachelor’s Degree) | $47,900 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degree) | $47,900 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's Degree) | $46,200 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $46,200 |
| Social Work (Master's Degree) | $45,600 |
| Public Health (Master's Degree) | $45,400 |
| Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor’s Degree) | $44,900 |
| Computer Science (Bachelor’s Degree) | $44,600 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) | $44,300 |
| Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $41,700 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $40,300 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management (Bachelor’s Degree) | $39,700 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,500 |
| Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,100 |
| Library Science and Administration (Master's Degree) | $37,800 |
| Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,800 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,900 |
| Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,900 |
| Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,000 |
| History (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,400 |
| Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,100 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,700 |
| Area Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,200 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,200 |
| Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,000 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,700 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,300 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,100 |
| Nutrition Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,100 |
| Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,000 |
| Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,000 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,000 |
| Apparel and Textiles (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,900 |
| English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,900 |
| Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,100 |
| Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,100 |
| Graphic Communications (Bachelor’s Degree) | $21,800 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (Bachelor’s Degree) | $18,800 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=141574 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for University of Hawaii at Manoa.