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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in Hawaii

1 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$34,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master's in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 205,726 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social sciences is the 5th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across Hawaii, there were 566 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,360 and $19,239 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 46 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,195 and $40,792 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The social sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for hawaii master’s degree social sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550.

Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Social Sciences Report

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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