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2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in Hawaii

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$21,103 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,241 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

With 41 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #11 most popular major in Hawaii.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Administration Schools in Hawaii ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Hawaii to see which ones offered the best value programs for public admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in Hawaii

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration Colleges.

Best Hawaii Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Administration

$12,186 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Hawaii at Manoa to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a degree in Hawaii. UH Manoa is a large public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

UH Manoa undergraduate students pay an average of $12,186 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UH Manoa is ranked #1 for overall quality for public admin in Hawaii.

Full Public Administration at University of Hawaii at Manoa Report

$30,020 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hawaii Pacific University is a great value for public administration students. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hawaii Pacific University are $30,020 per year.

Hawaii Pacific University also made our Best Public Administration Schools in Hawaii list, coming in at #4.

Full Public Administration at Hawaii Pacific University Report

Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,533
Washington 287
Oregon 62
Nevada 78
Alaska 34

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Official CTBTO Photostream.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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