2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Hawaii

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Hawaii” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 198,468 engineering students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,653 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.

Across Hawaii, there were 301 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,419 and $20,625 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Hawaii” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Hawaii”.

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Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Hawaii

The colleges and universities below are the best for hawaii engineering students.

Top 2 Most Popular Colleges for Engineering in Hawaii

1

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii

#3 overall quality in Hawaii

$42,927 Average Early-Career Earnings

$21,501 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Hawaii list. UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 301 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Engineering at UH Manoa

2

Hawaii Pacific University
Honolulu, Hawaii

#6 overall quality in Hawaii

$40,963 Average Early-Career Earnings

$21,756 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hawaii Pacific University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major 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 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Engineering at Hawaii Pacific University

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.