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Public health at University of Hawaii at Manoa

University of Hawaii at Manoa graduates about 53 public health majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 105th of 328 schools we score for public health, a solid program at 64 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $56,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $53 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year532% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$56,0000.97× the same major nationally
Research in the field$53Ma year, NSF
Admit rate87%whole school
SAT middle 50%1070–1290whole school

Around University of Hawaii at Manoa

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Drosophila quadrilineataPhoto: Lsf · CC BY 4.0 · source
Vector of Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) | Read: www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/banana
Banana aphids (Pentalonia nigronervosa) vectorPhoto: Plant pests and diseases · CC0 · source
Pathigen: Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (bacterium) In an email to Wikim
Black rot of crucifers (29911108094)Photo: Scot Nelson · CC0 · source
Pathogen: Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (bacterium) A characteristic sym
Cabbage Black rot (38673438082)Photo: Scot Nelson · CC0 · source

Where public health happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: University Health Services, Lincoln Hall / Pacific Biomedical Research Center, Environmental Health and Safety Office, Biomedical Science.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 111 · Dorm 24 · Athletics 11 · Arts 8 · Library 3 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the public health ranking

  1. University of the Pacific 65
  2. University of California, Merced 65
  3. Indiana University Indianapolis 64
  4. The University of Texas–Arlington 64
  5. Oakland University 64
  6. University of Cincinnati 63
  7. Ohio University 63
  8. DePauw University 63

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Hawaii at Manoa with every school we score in public health. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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