Nursing at University of Hawaii at Hilo

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at University of Hawaii at Hilo stacks up to those at other schools.

UH Hilo is located in Hilo, Hawaii and has a total student population of 3,165. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from UH Hilo.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

UH Hilo Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Nursing

UH Hilo Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how UH Hilo performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at UH Hilo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	63
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	125
	145
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	245
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	322
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	341
	356
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	467
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	585
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	675
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	714
Best Nursing Schools	1,042
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,154
Most Popular Nursing Schools	1,242
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,336

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from UH Hilo Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH Hilo is $73,736. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at UH Hilo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at University of Hawaii at Hilo.

UH Hilo Nursing Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from UH Hilo. About 85% of these graduates were women and the other 15% were men. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UH Hilo since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Hawaii at Hilo with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UH Hilo also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Hawaii at Hilo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	46
Nursing Practice	8

Related Majors

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for HI, the home state for University of Hawaii at Hilo.

Occupation	Jobs in HI	Average Salary in HI
Registered Nurses	11,310	$98,080
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,640	$124,970
Nurse Practitioners	410	$120,570
Nursing Instructors and Professors	250	$79,560
Nurse Anesthetists	80	$192,580

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Vreed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.