Social Work at Brigham Young University - Hawaii

If you plan to study social work, take a look at what Brigham Young University - Hawaii has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

BYU - H is located in Laie, Hawaii and has a total student population of 3,180. Of the 697 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University - Hawaii in 2021, 42 of them were social work majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Work section at the bottom of this page.

BYU - H Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

BYU - H Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at BYU - H compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at BYU - H is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Social Work Schools	144
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	197

Social Work Student Demographics at BYU - H

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Brigham Young University - Hawaii.

BYU - H Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 42 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social work from BYU - H in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at BYU - H since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Hawaii with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

BYU - H also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for HI, the home state for Brigham Young University - Hawaii.

Occupation	Jobs in HI	Average Salary in HI
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,750	$56,030
Healthcare Social Workers	840	$66,210
Social and Community Service Managers	640	$71,590
Substance Abuse Social Workers	360	$67,930
Social Workers	230	$81,790

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Eustress under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.