Social Work at Hawaii Pacific University

What traits are you looking for in a social work school? To help you decide if Hawaii Pacific University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social work program.

Hawaii Pacific University is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and approximately 4,243 students attend the school each year.

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.

Hawaii Pacific University Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Hawaii Pacific University Social Work Rankings

The social work major at Hawaii Pacific University 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.

Social Work Student Demographics at Hawaii Pacific University

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

Hawaii Pacific University Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Hawaii Pacific University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Hawaii Pacific University Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of social work master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. Hawaii Pacific University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Social Work

If you plan to be a social work major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hawaii Pacific University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	25

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 Hawaii Pacific University.

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 Joel Bradshaw under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.