University of Hawaii at Hilo (UHH) is a four-year, public school located in Hilo, HI.
It offers 10 graduate programs - 7 Master's, and 3 Doctorate. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,230 for in-state and $27,062 for out-of-state students.
A total of 376 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,668 students at UHH. UHH offers online graduate programs and 139 out of 376 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find UHH's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $12,230 for Hawaii residents and $27,062 for out-of-state students. It offers ten (10) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of Hawaii at Hilo |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 200 W Kawili St, Hilo, HI |
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| Graduate School Students | 357 students
139 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$12,230
Out-of-State$27,062 |
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| Student to Faculty | 11:1 (9.09%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 10 Graduate Programs
7 Master's, 3 Doctorate |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Hawaii at Hilo
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $11,736 | $26,568 |
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| Fees | $494 | $494 |
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| Cost per Credit | $489 | $1,107 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,360 |
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| Room & Board | $11,586 (On-Campus) / $15,678 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,984 (On-Campus) / $13,354 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $30,160 | $44,992 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $42,622 | $57,454 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $12,230 | $12,230 | $12,230 | $12,230 | $12,230 |
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| Out-of-State | $27,062 | $27,062 | $27,062 | $27,062 | $27,062 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of Hawaii at Hilo offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 10 major areas - 7 Master's, 3 Doctorate. 61 students have been conferred Master's degree and 49 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 |
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| Total | 61 | 49 | - | - |
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| Men | 15 | 16 | - | - |
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| Women | 46 | 33 | - | - |
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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.
Graduate Student Population
UHH graduate schools have a total of 357 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 102 male and 255 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 224 full-time and 133 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 139 students enrolled through online exclusively and 29 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 60 White, 3 Black, and 103 Asian students are attending at University of Hawaii at Hilo. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
18 grad students are younger than 22 and 64 students are older than 65. It has 206 students aged between 22 and 30 and 88 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 357 |
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| Men | 102 |
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| Women | 255 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 357 |
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| Full-time Students | 224 |
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| Part-time Students | 133 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 357 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 7 |
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| Asian | 103 |
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| Black | 3 |
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| Hispanic | 34 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 26 |
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| White | 60 |
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| Two or more races | 108 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 357 |
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| 21 & Under | 18 |
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| 22-24 | 113 |
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| 25-29 | 93 |
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| 30-34 | 54 |
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| 35-39 | 34 |
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| 40 & Over | 64 |
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Online Population
At University of Hawaii at Hilo graduate schools, 139 students enrolled online exclusively and 29 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 376 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 139 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 29 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 208 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 139 |
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| Hawaii Resident | 119 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 18 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 2 |
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