Social Sciences at University of Hawaii - West Oahu

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

UH West Oahu is located in Kapolei, Hawaii and approximately 3,168 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 134 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from UH West Oahu.

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 West Oahu Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

UH West Oahu Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how UH West Oahu performed in these rankings.

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 sciences major at UH West Oahu 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	62
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	81
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	289
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	380

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UH West Oahu

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

UH West Oahu Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The social sciences program at UH West Oahu awarded 134 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 - West Oahu with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	41
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	57

UH West Oahu 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 - West Oahu. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Hawaii - West Oahu. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences	134

Related Majors

• Education

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 - West Oahu.

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 Joel Bradshaw under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.