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Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Hawaii

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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Hawaii

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Finding the Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

Social Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in Hawaii. With 586 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Hawaii ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Hawaii to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Hawaii at Manoa the most popular school in Hawaii for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Honolulu.

Women make up 50% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 6 schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii - West Oahu landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Kapolei, UH West Oahu is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 6 schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Hilo landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Hilo, UH Hilo is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 79 students majoring in social sciences at UH Hilo, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Full Social Sciences at University of Hawaii at Hilo Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Hawaii is a great place for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Laie, BYU - H is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 74% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawaii Pacific University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii list. Located in the city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Chaminade University of Honolulu did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Chaminade University of Honolulu is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Honolulu.

Full Social Sciences at Chaminade University of Honolulu Report

Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 51,430
Washington 3,812
Oregon 2,748
Nevada 925
Alaska 90

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415
Criminology 11,039
Geography & Cartography 8,526
Other Social Sciences 2,414
Urban Studies 1,507
Sociology & Anthropology 541
Archeology 339
Demography & Population Studies 88

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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