2025 Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Hawaii

Social Sciences is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #3 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Hawaii to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of social sciences. Combined, these schools handed out 424 bachelor's degrees in social sciences to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to social sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of social sciences students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt social sciences students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized social sciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Hawaii list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Social Sciences in Hawaii

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in social sciences.

Top Hawaii Schools for a Bachelor's in Social Sciences

1

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

224 Annual Graduates

University of Hawaii at Manoa is a good choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in social sciences. UH Manoa is a large public university located in the city of Honolulu.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from University of Hawaii at Manoa

2

University of Hawaii - West Oahu
Kapolei, HI

106 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in social sciences needs to check out University of Hawaii - West Oahu. UH West Oahu is a small public university located in the suburb of Kapolei.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from University of Hawaii - West Oahu

Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	37	27,400
Washington	34	3,651
Oregon	30	2,455
Nevada	30	804
Alaska	29	83

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Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government	116
General Social Sciences	106
Economics	66
Anthropology	56
Sociology	55
Geography & Cartography	25

Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Journalism	208
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	137
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	106
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	88
English Language & Literature	66
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	63
History	44
Philosophy & Religious Studies	13
Theology & Religious Vocations	11

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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. More about our data sources and methodologies.