Social Sciences at University of Hawaii at Manoa

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

UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and approximately 18,025 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,200 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2021, 264 of them were social sciences majors.

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 Manoa Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Social Sciences

UH Manoa Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at UH Manoa 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
	149
Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	157
Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	159

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from UH Manoa. This makes it the #135 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #75 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UH Manoa

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

UH Manoa Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 264 social sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UH Manoa, about 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at UH Manoa since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 Manoa with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	69
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	52
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	90

UH Manoa Social Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students earned a master's degree in social sciences from UH Manoa. About 44% of these graduates were women and the other 56% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. UH Manoa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	12
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UH Manoa also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 16 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Hawaii at Manoa. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	90
Political Science & Government	81
Sociology	78
Geography & Cartography	31
Anthropology	30
International Relations & National Security	2

Related Majors

• Library Science
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism

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 Manoa.

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
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