2023 Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Hawaii

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Sociology for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 93 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,385 and $28,544 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Sociology for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in sociology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sociology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the sociology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Sociology for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Sociology for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Sociology for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 2 Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Hawaii

1

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii

3 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Sociology for a Bachelor’s list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 75 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

UH Manoa also made our “Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #1.Of the 18,025 students enrolled at University of Hawaii at Manoa, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,153. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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2

University of Hawaii at Hilo
Hilo, Hawaii

147 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$5,970 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Hilo. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Sociology for a Bachelor’s. UH Hilo is a small school located in Hilo, Hawaii that handed out 18 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

UH Hilo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list.Among the 3,165 students enrolled at UH Hilo, 147 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 75 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,970. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UH Hilo does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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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