Ranked #25 in popularity, sociology is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Hawaii to determine which ones were the best for sociology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 100 degrees in sociology to qualified students.
The sociology 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 the Best Sociology Schools in Hawaii.
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The schools below may not offer all types of sociology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Hawaii at Manoa is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in sociology. UH Manoa is a large public university located in the city of Honolulu.
Graduates who receive their degree from the sociology program earn an average of $27,859 in the first couple years of working.
It is hard to beat University of Hawaii at Hilo if you wish to pursue a degree in sociology. Located in the remote town of Hilo, UH Hilo is a public university with a small student population.
After graduating, sociology degree recipients generally earn about $24,414 at the beginning of their careers.
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).