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2023 Best Value Education Schools in Hawaii

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$17,016 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,139 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Hawaii. With 830 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Education Schools in Hawaii ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Hawaii to see which ones offered the best value programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Education Schools in Hawaii

Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Hawaii Schools for Affordable Quality in Education

$7,584 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Hawaii - West Oahu the best value school in Hawaii for education students. Located in the large suburb of Kapolei, UH West Oahu is a public school with a small student population.

UH West Oahu undergraduate students pay an average of $7,584 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Education majors at UH West Oahu take out an average of $27,350 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$12,186 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools in Hawaii list. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

UH Manoa undergraduate students pay an average of $12,186 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that education majors at UH Manoa take out is $20,680. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $167, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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$7,838 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Hilo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Schools in Hawaii list. Located in the remote town of Hilo, UH Hilo is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UH Hilo are $7,838 a year.

Full Education at University of Hawaii at Hilo Report

$27,454 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chaminade University of Honolulu. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools in Hawaii list. Chaminade University of Honolulu is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Honolulu.

Chaminade University of Honolulu undergraduate students pay an average of $27,454 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Education majors at Chaminade University of Honolulu take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Chaminade University of Honolulu not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Education Schools in Hawaii list.

Full Education at Chaminade University of Honolulu Report

$30,020 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Hawaii Pacific University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Hawaii. Located in the city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hawaii Pacific University are $30,020 a year.

Full Education at Hawaii Pacific University Report

Best Value Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Education Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 25,545
Washington 5,206
Oregon 4,001
Nevada 1,387
Alaska 331

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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