Ranked #8 in popularity, accounting is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Accounting Schools in Hawaii ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 330 degrees in accounting annually.
Your choice of accounting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for accounting schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Accounting Schools in Hawaii list to help you make the college decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the accounting degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's hard to beat University of Hawaii at Manoa if you wish to pursue a degree in accounting. UH Manoa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Honolulu. A Best Colleges rank of #810 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UH Manoa is a great university overall.
There were about 79 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UH Manoa in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, accounting degree recipients generally make around $54,959 at the beginning of their careers.
Leeward Community College is a good choice for students interested in a degree in accounting. Located in the large suburb of Pearl City, Leeward CC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 6th out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were approximately 52 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Leeward CC in the most recent data year.
If you have a knack for numbers and want a career that allows you to use your skills in the business field, consider the online Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree program at Southern New Hampshire University.
Any student pursuing a degree in accounting needs to check out University of Hawaii at Hilo. Located in the town of Hilo, UH Hilo is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 10th out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were approximately 15 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UH Hilo in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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Your choice of accounting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for accounting schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
