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2023 Most Popular Master's Degree Schools in Hawaii

7 Schools Ranked

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Master's Degree Schools in Hawaii ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Hawaii to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

University of Hawaii at Manoa

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Hawaii at Manoa the most popular school in Hawaii for students working on their master’s degree. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, the fairly large public school handed out 850 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.

Online graduate courses are available at UH Manoa, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 34% took at least some of their classes online.

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241 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chaminade University of Honolulu. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 241 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.

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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 51% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii
199 Total Awards
$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 most popular schools in Hawaii. Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 199 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 54% of those degree recipients were women.

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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 47% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Hawaii Pacific University Report

55 Total Awards
$12,230 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Hawaii at Hilo is a great place for students working on their master’s degree. University of Hawaii at Hilo is a small public school located in Hilo, Hawaii that handed out 55 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.

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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 33% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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14 Total Awards
$16,050 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Institute of Clinical Acupuncture & Oriental Med. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii list. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 93% were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at ICAOM. In 2019-2020 about 94% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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9 Total Awards
$11,010 Average Tuition & Fees

Pacific Rim Christian University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 44% of those degree recipients were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Pacific Rim Christian University. In fact, around 71% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#7

University of Phoenix - Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii
7 Total Awards

With a ranking of #7, University of Phoenix - Hawaii did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their master’s degree. University of Phoenix - Hawaii is a very small private for-profit school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 7 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 14% of those degree recipients were women.

One thing to take note of is that UOPX - Hawaii does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 40% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

References

  • 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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