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2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Hawaii

4 Schools Ranked

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp 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 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 educational experiences for students.

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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.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UH Manoa. During the 2019-2020 year, about 34% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Chaminade University of Honolulu helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Hawaii.

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. In 2019-2020 about 51% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#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.

Online graduate courses are available at Hawaii Pacific University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 47% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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$12,230 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Hilo landed the # 4 spot on the list.

UH Hilo does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 33% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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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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