2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Hawaii For Those Making $75-$110k

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With 313,362 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $67,065 and had an average of $26,282 in loans still to pay off.

Across Hawaii, there were 590 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,310 and $27,411 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,413 and $117,900 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Hawaii For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in nursing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nursing programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nursing program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Hawaii For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for hawaii doctor’s degree nursing students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k) in Hawaii

#1

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Hawaii For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 35 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Nursing Report

#2

University of Hawaii at Hilo

Hilo, Hawaii

#2 in overall quality

$27,062 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$73,737 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Hilo. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Hawaii For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Hawaii at Hilo is a small school located in Hilo, Hawaii that handed out 10 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Hilo, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Hilo are $27,062, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Nursing at UH Hilo

#3

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii

#3 in overall quality

$20,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawaii Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Hawaii For Those Making $75-$110k list. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s nursing degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Hawaii Pacific University also made our “Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hawaii Pacific University are $20,600, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nursing at Hawaii Pacific University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k)

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

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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.

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