University of Hawaii at Hilo (UHH) is a four-year, public school located in Hilo, HI.

It offers 9 graduate programs - 6 Master's, and 3 Doctorate. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,230 for in-state and $27,062 for out-of-state students.

A total of 384 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,977 students at UHH. UHH offers online graduate programs and 115 out of 384 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find UHH's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $12,230 for Hawaii residents and $27,062 for out-of-state students. It offers nine (9) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of Hawaii at Hilo
TypeFour-year, Public
Address200 W Kawili St, Hilo, HI
Graduate School Students480 students
115 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$12,230
Out-of-State$27,062
Student to Faculty12:1 (8.33%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 9 Graduate Programs
6 Master's, 3 Doctorate

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Hawaii at Hilo

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of Hawaii at Hilo with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Hawaii residents, the tuition & fees are $12,230 and $27,062 for non-Hawaii residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $489 for Hawaii residents and $1,107 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$11,736$26,568
Fees$494$494
Cost per Credit$489$1,107
Books & Supplies$1,350
Room & Board$8,248 (On-Campus) / $14,524 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,986 (On-Campus) / $12,880 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$25,814$40,646
Off-Campus Total$40,984$55,816

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of Hawaii at Hilo offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 9 major areas - 6 Master's, 3 Doctorate. 47 students have been conferred Master's degree and 49 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total4749--
Men1417--
Women3332--

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Science22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Counseling Psychology12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
PharmacyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

UHH graduate schools have a total of 480 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 147 male and 333 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 294 full-time and 186 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 115 students enrolled through online exclusively and 50 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 89 White, 7 Black, and 131 Asian students are attending at University of Hawaii at Hilo. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

14 grad students are younger than 22 and 60 students are older than 65. It has 224 students aged between 22 and 30 and 86 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total480
Men147
Women333
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total480
Full-time Students294
Part-time Students186
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total480
American Indian /
Native American
6
Asian131
Black7
Hispanic68
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
21
White89
Two or more races144
Un-Known1
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total480
21 & Under14
22-24112
25-29112
30-3452
35-3934
40 & Over60

Online Population

At University of Hawaii at Hilo graduate schools, 115 students enrolled online exclusively and 50 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment384
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses115
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses50
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses219
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses115
Hawaii Resident101
Other State In U.S.10
Outside of U.S.4