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The University of Hawaii Manoa

Breakdown of “Education Quality” at UHM

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By Gender
MalesB-
FemalesC+
By Major
AnthropologyB+
ArchitectureB
Art & Design DepartmentB-
BiologyA
Business - Management and AdministrationC-
Civil EngineeringC
CommunicationsD-
Computer ScienceC+
Cultures/CivilizationA
EconomicsB+
EducationC
Electrical EngineeringB+
Engineering DepartmentF
EnglishB-
FinanceC-
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etcC
Geography and GeosciencesA+
History/Histories (art history/etc.)B-
KinesiologyD
Language - French/Spanish/etc.C-
Music - Composition/TheoryB
Natural ResourcesA-
NursingD+
OtherB-
PhysicsB-
Political ScienceB+
PreLaw and LegalD+
PreMed and MedicalB-
PsychologyB
SociologyA
UndecidedB
Video/MediaA+

Against similar schools

Education Quality compared with similar schools in class.

University of Hawaii Manoa
 B-
Average of All Schools
 B
Average of schools in class
 B+

Harvard University
 B+
University of California - Berkeley
 A-
University of Southern California
 B+
Stanford University
 A-
New York University
 B+
Yale University
 A-
University of California - Los Angeles
 B
F
A+

Education Quality

... If your looking for an education or a social life, avoid this place like the plague ...Read full comment
... If your major is education or business, this is a good university to go to ...Read full comment
... The School of Education has two or three deadweights in its Ed Foundations Department; few have much, if any, teaching experience in public schoo...Read full comment
... I feel like I am getting jimped out of an education I pay for on my own ...Read full comment
... They expect everything to be done exactly as they specify, god forbid anyone deviate from their master plan because they actually want to get an...Read full comment
... My entire education here has taken place outside of the classroom - in fact, because I was planning on graduating with some degree of fluency, a...Read full comment
... and was not sure about the education in UH but wanted to try it ...Read full comment
... UH is primarily focused on providing education to Japanese-American women aged 18-24 ...Read full comment
... the bad...Read full comment
... Basically the majority of the students here are potheads that don't care at all about their education ...Read full comment
... The Education is great, if you join for its esteemed facilities and programs ...Read full comment
... Its laid back atmosphere, maybe too laid back educationally ...Read full comment
... UH Manoa gave me a great education and perspective on life ...Read full comment
... Besides the crappy living conditions you should prepare for a sub par education ...Read full comment
... Yes,UH cannot even bother to buy new equipment to helps students further their education ...Read full comment
... The School of Education has two or three deadweights in its Ed Foundations Department; few have much, if any, teaching experience in public schoo...Read full comment
... Over all for less money you could have a beter education and socail life somewhere else ...Read full comment
... Like other schools, the general education/lower division courses are not overly challenging ...Read full comment
... Knowing what I do now that credits at the community college system are direct transfer credits, and the level of direct attention to my education ...Read full comment
... Perhaps if the Hawaii government spent more $$$ investing in education, maybe UHM can also climb the rankings ...Read full comment
... University of Hawaii: The 13th Grade Some issues to consider: -The educational enviroment here is totally stagnant ...Read full comment
... Perhaps if the Hawaii government spent more $$$ investing in education, maybe UHM can also climb the rankings ...Read full comment
... Education here is really one sided, but you can learn a lot about Hawaiian and local culture and how Hawaii would like to take over the state and...Read full comment
... The education is substandard, my tape recorders couldn't catch the professores because of their thick accents, and echos in the room ...Read full comment
... The University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Architecture had a mission during my attendance to elevate the level of education ...Read full comment
... It is a great price for a university education, but some classes are so large that students become numbers ...Read full comment
... So far, I've been enriched by the education and the opportunities given to me at UH ...Read full comment
... The university's budget is controlled by the state legislature, which does not value education (the state's public school system is one of the...Read full comment
... It's a state school that accepts diverse students of various levels of educational ability, financial status, ethnicity, political beliefs, etc ....Read full comment
... The University of Hawaii at Manoa provided an awesome environment (both physically and educationally) to do this in ...Read full comment
... Comparing my education here at UH Manoa with the mainland college I've attended, I would say that UH Manoa curriculum is just as good as any othe...Read full comment
... If you're coming here for anything else, don't expect a brilliant education ...Read full comment
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