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Best Master's Degree Schools in Hawaii

2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Hawaii

4 Schools Ranked

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Master's Degree Schools in Hawaii ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Hawaii to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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Top Master's Degree Schools in Hawaii

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#1

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii
985 Total Awards
$16,502 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Hawaii at Manoa the best school in Hawaii for students working on their master’s degree. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, the fairly large public school handed out 985 master’s degree awards in .

One thing to take note of is that UH Manoa does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2022-2023 year, about 18% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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243 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chaminade University of Honolulu. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii list. Chaminade University of Honolulu is a small private not-for-profit school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 243 master’s degrees in .

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Chaminade University of Honolulu does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2022-2023 year, about 74% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii
205 Total Awards
$21,533 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Pacific University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 205 master’s degrees in .

Hawaii Pacific University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2022-2023 year, about 77% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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47 Total Awards
$12,230 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Hilo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii list. Hilo, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 47 students in .

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UH Hilo. During the 2022-2023 year, about 43% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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