Graduate School Tuition at University of Hawaii at Hilo

University of Hawaii at Hilo is a four-years, public school located in Hilo, HI. It offers 11 graduate programs - 7 Master's, and 4 Doctorate. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $12,230 for Hawaii residents and $27,062 for others. A total of 384 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,977 students at UHH.

UHH offers online graduate programs and 115 out of 384 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Doctorate Pharmacy program has the highest salary ($102,200) after graduation and the Master's Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $49,100 average salary.

You can find UHH's health profession programs at health professions information page.

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Graduate Program Overview

University of Hawaii at Hilo is a four-years, public school located in Hilo, Hawaii. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $12,230 for Hawaii residents and $27,062 for out-of-state students. It offers eleven (11) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	University of Hawaii at Hilo
Type	four-years, public
Address	200 W Kawili St, Hilo, HI
Graduate School Students	480 students 115 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$12,230 Out-of-State$27,062
Student to Faculty	12:1 (8.33%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 11 Graduate Programs 7 Master's, 4 Doctorate

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of Hawaii at Hilo with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.

For Hawaii residents, the tuition & fees are $12,230 and $27,062 for non-Hawaii residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $489 for Hawaii residents and $1,107 for out-of-state students.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$11,736	$26,568
Fees	$494	$494
Cost per Credit	$489	$1,107
Books & Supplies	$1,350
Room & Board	$8,248 (On-Campus) / $14,524 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,986 (On-Campus) / $12,880 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$25,814	$40,646
Off-Campus Total	$40,984	$55,816

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$12,184	$12,230	$12,230	$12,230	$12,230
Out-of-State	$27,016	$27,062	$27,062	$27,062	$27,062

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

University of Hawaii at Hilo offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 11 major areas - 7 Master's , 4 Doctorate .

74 students have been conferred Master's degree and 83 students have received Doctorate degree last year. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	74	83	-	-
Men	23	27	-	-
Women	51	56	-	-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Science	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Hawaiian Language and Literature			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Counseling Psychology	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Hawaiian Language and Literature			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Pharmaceutical Sciences	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Pharmacy	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 3,243 students enrolled in University of Hawaii at Hilo including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 480 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 147 male and 333 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 294 full-time and 186 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 115 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 50 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	480	294	186
Men Students	147	84	63
Women Students	333	210	123

By race/ethnicity 89 White, 7 Black, and 131 Asian students are attending at University of Hawaii at Hilo. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	480	147	333
American Indian or Native American	6	1	5
Asian	43	88	7
Black	7	1	6
Hispanic	68	17	51
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	21	8	13
White	89	22	67
Tow or More Races	144	47	97
Race Unknown	1	1	0

14 students are younger than 22 and 60 students are older than 65. The school has 224 students aged between 22 and 30 and 86 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	480
21 & Under	14
22-24	112
25-29	112
30-34	52
35-39	34
40 & Over	60

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.

At UHH, 115 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 50 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	384
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	115
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	50
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	219

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	115
Hawaii Resident	101
Other State In U.S.	10
Outside of U.S.	4

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