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2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Hawaii

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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.

View our full ranking methodology.

Top Master's Degree Schools in Hawaii

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii
$16,502 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Hawaii at Manoa to be the best school for students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Hawaii.

One thing to take note of is that UH Manoa does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 34% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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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.

Online graduate courses are available at Chaminade University of Honolulu, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 51% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Chaminade University of Honolulu Report

#3

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii
$20,600 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at Hawaii Pacific University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Hawaii.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Hawaii Pacific University. In fact, around 47% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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$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.

UH Hilo does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 33% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full University of Hawaii at Hilo Report

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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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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