Social Work at Hawaii Pacific University

Every social work school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social work program at Hawaii Pacific University stacks up to those at other schools.

Hawaii Pacific University is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and has a total student population of 4,243. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received their master's degree in social work.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Work section at the bottom of this page.

Hawaii Pacific University Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Hawaii Pacific University Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at Hawaii Pacific University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Hawaii Pacific University.

Hawaii Pacific University Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 social work majors earned their master's degree from Hawaii Pacific University. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in social work each year. Hawaii Pacific University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hawaii Pacific University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Public Administration

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for HI, the home state for Hawaii Pacific University.

Occupation	Jobs in HI	Average Salary in HI
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,750	$56,030
Healthcare Social Workers	840	$66,210
Social and Community Service Managers	640	$71,590
Substance Abuse Social Workers	360	$67,930
Social Workers	230	$81,790

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Joel Bradshaw under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.