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2023 Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Hawaii

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$16,444 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,565 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Master's Degree School for You

Psychology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Hawaii. With 140 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Hawaii ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Hawaii to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for psychology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for psychology majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Hawaii Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Psychology

Our 2023 rankings named University of Hawaii at Hilo the best value school in Hawaii for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Hilo, UH Hilo is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UH Hilo are $12,230 a year.

UH Hilo also made our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii list, coming in at #4.

Full Psychology at University of Hawaii at Hilo Report

Out of the 4 schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the # 2 spot on the list. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Honolulu.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH Manoa are $16,502 per year.

UH Manoa did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chaminade University of Honolulu. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii list. Chaminade University of Honolulu is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Honolulu.

Chaminade University of Honolulu graduate students pay an average of $27,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Chaminade University of Honolulu not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii list.

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Out of the 4 schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Pacific University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hawaii Pacific University are $20,600 per year.

Hawaii Pacific University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii list.

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Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 7,826
Washington 406
Oregon 367
Nevada 88
Alaska 23

Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
General Psychology 8,051
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

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 Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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