General Economics at University of Hawaii at Hilo

If you are interested in studying general economics, you may want to check out the program at University of Hawaii at Hilo. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UH Hilo is located in Hilo, Hawaii and approximately 3,406 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from UH Hilo.

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

UH Hilo General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

UH Hilo General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at UH Hilo compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at UH Hilo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Economics. 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
Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	427
Best General Economics Schools	431
Most Focused General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	502
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	549
Most Focused General Economics Schools	561
Most Popular General Economics Schools	621

General Economics Student Demographics at UH Hilo

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

UH Hilo General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Economics from UH Hilo in 2018-2019, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at UH Hilo since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 70% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general economics 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 general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UH Hilo also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general economics 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
Managers	2,000	$93,760
Economists	160	$98,100
Survey Researchers	130	$36,920
Economics Professors	60	$87,520

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.