Hawaii contains five schools that offer history programs. University of Hawaii at Manoa, the highest-ranking history school in HI, has a total student population of 20,435 and is the 282nd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 5 history schools in Hawaii, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Chaminade University of Honolulu comes out as the most expensive ($17,911/yr), with University of Hawaii at Hilo as the lowest recorded at only $8,281/yr.
History students from Hawaii schools who go on to become historians, art history teachers, professor of histories, art history professors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 21,810 people working as history teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $69,280. Also, Museum technicians and conservators make on average $41,330 per year and there are about 10,170 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Hawaii alone, there are 30 employed museum technicians and conservators earning an average yearly salary of $36,420. History teachers in this state earn $65,620/yr and there are 160 employed.
Also, within the history schools in Hawaii, the average student population is 3,134 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from history, there are 704 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,845 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,000, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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