Nursing at Hawaii Pacific University

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Hawaii Pacific University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Hawaii Pacific University is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and has a total student population of 4,243. In 2021, 126 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from Hawaii Pacific University.

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

Hawaii Pacific University Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at Hawaii Pacific University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Hawaii Pacific University does offer online education options in nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Hawaii Pacific University Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how Hawaii Pacific University performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Hawaii Pacific University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	212
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	240
	401
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	445

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Hawaii Pacific University. This makes it the #446 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #306 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Hawaii Pacific University Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hawaii Pacific University is $65,189. This is 4% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at Hawaii Pacific University

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

Hawaii Pacific University Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 126 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from Hawaii Pacific University in 2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	51
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	37

Hawaii Pacific University Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in nursing from Hawaii Pacific University in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Hawaii Pacific University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% 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 nursing.

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

Hawaii Pacific University also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Public Health

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses	11,310	$98,080
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,640	$124,970
Nurse Practitioners	410	$120,570
Nursing Instructors and Professors	250	$79,560
Nurse Anesthetists	80	$192,580

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.