Overview

Department of Geography / Department of Geography is located in Honolulu, HI, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
(Graduate Certificate)	Ocean policy
Master of Arts (MA)	Geography
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Geography

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	5
Doctoral Degrees	4

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test 1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

18

Applied

11

Accepted

6

Enrolled

Applying

100

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Sample of written work

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 500 TOEFL IBT score: 61
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

41

Total Graduate Students

19%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.88%
Black or African American	Not Reported
White or Caucasian	58%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	9.76%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	7.32%
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (41%)

Female (58%)

Faculty

28

Total faculty

Full-time - 23

Part-time - 5

Male (20)

Female (8)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Physical geography, human geography, methodology
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	740,000

Location & Contact

Address 2500 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI  96822
United States

Contact Richard Dubanoski
Dean
Email: dickd@hawaii.edu
Phone: 808-956-6570
Fax: 808-956-2340

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