by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Japanese Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Area Studies is a major offered under the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program of study at University of Hawaii at Hilo. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in area studies, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The area studies major at UH Hilo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Area Studies. 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.
Here are some of the other rankings for UH Hilo.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UH Hilo was $846 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $306 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,344 | $20,304 |
| Fees | $494 | $494 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,340 | $1,340 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,248 | $8,248 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,928 | $3,928 |
Learn more about UH Hilo tuition and fees.
UH Hilo does not offer an online option for its area studies bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UH Hilo Online Learning page.
Women made up around 60.0% of the area studies students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 65.8%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in area studies at UH Hilo in 2019-2020, 80.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Area Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Japanese Studies | 5 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to area studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ethnic Studies | 19 |
*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.
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