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Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii

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2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii

4 Colleges
$57,601 Avg Salary
$21,889 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Associate Degree School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Hawaii. With 535 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Hawaii to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Hawaii Maui College to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a associate degree in Hawaii. Located in the city of Kahului, UH Maui College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in nursing at UH Maui College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at UH Maui College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,499.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Hawaii Maui College

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kapiolani Community College is a great place for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Honolulu, Kapiolani CC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in nursing at Kapiolani CC, 20% are male and 80% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Kapiolani CC carry an average student debt load of $20,719.

Full Nursing at Kapiolani Community College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Hawaii Community College is a great place for nursing students working on their associate degree. Hawaii CC is a small public school located in the town of Hilo.

Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Hawaii CC carry an average student debt load of $14,723.

Full Nursing at Hawaii Community College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Kauai Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Hawaii. Located in the remote town of Lihue, Kauai CC is a public school with a small student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

Nursing majors at Kauai CC take out an average of $14,084 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 18,329
Washington 3,851
Oregon 1,502
Nevada 2,015
Alaska 177

One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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