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

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Finding the Best Social Sciences Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Hawaii to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Hawaii to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 master's degree.

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

Women make up 44% of the social sciences majors at the school.

Read full report on Social Sciences at University of Hawaii at Manoa

Out of the 2 schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Pacific University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in social sciences at Hawaii Pacific University, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Read full report on Social Sciences at Hawaii Pacific University

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 2 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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