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UH at Manoa Salaries

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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at University of Hawaii at Manoa

This page shows median first-year earnings for UH at Manoa graduates by major, based on federal College Scorecard data. Six years after enrolling, former students who are working and no longer in school report average earnings of $37,800 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $49,300. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

Below, majors are ranked by median first-year earnings.

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Computer Engineering, with median first-year earnings of $72,700 , followed by Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at $65,300 , and Mechanical Engineering at $62,900 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree), with median first-year earnings of $91,700 , followed by Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) at $73,400 , and Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's Degree) at $61,700 .

First-year earnings data come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and reflect IRS-reported income for University of Hawaii at Manoa graduates who received federal grants or loans. Some programs are omitted for privacy.

Median first-year earnings for University of Hawaii at Manoa graduates ranked by degree type and major
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

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=141574.

First-year earnings by major: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Last updated: August 2026