General Social Sciences at University of Hawaii - West Oahu

If you are interested in studying general social sciences, you may want to check out the program at University of Hawaii - West Oahu. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UH West Oahu is located in Kapolei, Hawaii and approximately 3,168 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 134 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from UH West Oahu.

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

UH West Oahu General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

UH West Oahu General 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 General 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 General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused General Social Sciences Schools	11
Most Popular General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools	40
Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Best Value General Social Sciences Schools	72
Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79
	89
Best General Social Sciences Schools	108
	113

How Much Do Social Sciences Graduates from UH West Oahu Make?

The median salary of social sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH West Oahu is $30,814. This is less than $32,131, which is the national average of all social sciences majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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 General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went 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 - 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.

Related Majors

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
Social Scientists	300	$94,440
Social Science Research Assistants	140	$53,200
Survey Researchers	130	$36,920

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.