Public Health at Hawaii Pacific University

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

Hawaii Pacific University is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and has a total student population of 4,243. In 2021, 11 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from Hawaii Pacific University.

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

Hawaii Pacific University Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
• Master’s Degree in Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at Hawaii Pacific University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Hawaii Pacific University offers distance education options for public health at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Hawaii Pacific University Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at Hawaii Pacific University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 public health major at Hawaii Pacific University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Health. 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
Most Focused Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	113
	117
	134
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	168
Most Focused Public Health Schools	176
Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	206
	239
Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	246
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	265
Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	275
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	280
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	280
Most Popular Public Health Schools	324
Best Value Public Health Schools	443
Best Public Health Schools	448

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in public health from Hawaii Pacific University. This makes it the #247 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Health Student Demographics at Hawaii Pacific University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at Hawaii Pacific University.

Hawaii Pacific University Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Health from Hawaii Pacific University in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Hawaii Pacific University since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hawaii Pacific University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Hawaii Pacific University Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 10 public health students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Hawaii Pacific University, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hawaii Pacific University with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Hawaii Pacific University also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hawaii Pacific University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	21

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Nursing

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health 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 Hawaii Pacific University.

Occupation	Jobs in HI	Average Salary in HI
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,640	$124,970
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	650	$69,780
Community Health Workers	530	$46,380
Health Specialties Professors	500	$137,560
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	480	$73,900

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 Joel Bradshaw under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.