2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $48-$75k) in Hawaii

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Public Health is the 27th most popular major in the country with 38,020 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,740 and had an average of $35,895 in loans still to pay off.

Across Hawaii, there were 89 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,800 and $37,555 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,195 and $40,792 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in public health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public health programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public health program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The public health 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 “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $48-$75k) in Hawaii

#1

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$46,478 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550.

Full UH Manoa Public Health Report

#2

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii

$20,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawaii Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 4 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hawaii Pacific University, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hawaii Pacific University are $20,600, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Health at Hawaii Pacific University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $48-$75k)

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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