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. In 2021, 79 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from UH Hilo.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at UH Hilo compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	197
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	390
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	534
	553
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	575
Best Social Sciences Schools	599

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

The social sciences program at UH Hilo awarded 79 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

UH Hilo also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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
• Education
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.