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. In 2021, 10 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from Hawaii Pacific University.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Hawaii Pacific University 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	203
Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	223
Most Focused Social Work Schools	290
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	361
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	394
Most Popular Social Work Schools	409

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in social work from Hawaii Pacific University. This makes it the #290 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 10 social work students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Hawaii Pacific University, about 20% were men and 80% were women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Hawaii Pacific University since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social work bachelor's program than the national average.*

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	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Hawaii Pacific University Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of social work master's degrees went to men and 73% 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 15% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of degree recipients. That is 28% 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	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Hawaii Pacific University also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Administration

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.