2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Hawaii

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Hawaii” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 38,394 people earned their degree in sociology, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States.

Across Hawaii, there were 96 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Hawaii” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in sociology. That schools that top this list have a program in sociology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Hawaii

The colleges and universities below are the best for hawaii sociology students.

Top 3 Most Focused Colleges for Sociology in Hawaii

1

University of Hawaii at Hilo
Hilo, Hawaii

#7 overall quality in Hawaii

$39,336 Average Early-Career Earnings

$23,111 Average Student Debt

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Hilo landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Hilo, Hawaii, and it awarded 18 ’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Sociology at University of Hawaii at Hilo

2

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii

#3 overall quality in Hawaii

$42,927 Average Early-Career Earnings

$21,501 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Hawaii list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 78 ’s sociology degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Sociology at University of Hawaii at Manoa

3

Hawaii Pacific University
Honolulu, Hawaii

#6 overall quality in Hawaii

$40,963 Average Early-Career Earnings

$21,756 Average Student Debt

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Pacific University landed the #3 spot on the list. Hawaii Pacific University is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s sociology degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Sociology at Hawaii Pacific University

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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