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Best Value Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Hawaii

2023 Best Value Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Hawaii

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$18,802 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,563 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 186 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #13 most popular major in Hawaii.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Hawaii to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Hawaii to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Best Hawaii Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Public Administration

Our 2023 rankings named University of Hawaii - West Oahu the best value school in Hawaii for public administration students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the 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. On average, public admin graduates from UH West Oahu take out $23,847 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UH West Oahu is ranked #5 for overall quality for public admin in Hawaii.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hawaii Pacific University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii list. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Hawaii Pacific University undergraduate students pay an average of $30,020 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Hawaii Pacific University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii list.

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Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,883
Washington 297
Oregon 117
Nevada 78
Alaska 34

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Public Admin

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 58,326
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).
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