Social Sciences at University of Hawaii at Hilo

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

UH Hilo is located in Hilo, Hawaii and approximately 3,165 students attend the school each year.

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

UH Hilo Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

UH Hilo Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at UH Hilo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. 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 Sciences Student Demographics at UH Hilo

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

UH Hilo Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	17
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at University of Hawaii at Hilo. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Hawaii at Hilo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	27
Anthropology	19
Sociology	18
Geography & Cartography	13
Economics	2

Related Majors

• History
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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 University of Hawaii at Hilo.

Occupation	Jobs in HI	Average Salary in HI
High School Teachers	4,310	$60,810
Managers	2,000	$93,760
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,590	$60,030
Urban and Regional Planners	470	$76,230
Social Scientists	300	$94,440

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 Vreed under License

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