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Bachelor's-15% vs national median273 grads tracked

Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services at University of Hawaii at Manoa

Ranked 28th of 32 bachelor's programs in Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,673
middle 50%: $22,688 – $41,920
Median · 5 years out
$44,737
middle 50%: $32,425 – $60,498
Median · 10 years out
$58,858
middle 50%: $43,722 – $84,962

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Communications technologies graduates at the University of Hawaii at Manoa earn a $32k median salary in year one. Five-year median pay reaches $45k, and ten-year pay reaches $59k.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
9.3 yrs
≈ $11,228 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Northern Iowa
$50,368 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis College of Art & Design
$49,979 · 5 yrs out
Western Illinois University
$49,438 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$48,984 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Platteville
$48,665 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
$45,933 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Buffalo State University
$45,638 · 5 yrs out
Regent University
$43,347 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$42,092 · 5 yrs out
Fairmont State University
$41,154 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Western State University
$39,655 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Hawaii at Manoa

Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$141,692 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$141,257 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$117,305 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$116,734 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$113,420 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$107,740 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$104,584 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$103,739 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$101,061 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$98,013 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Doctorate)
$97,476 · 5 yrs out

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