2023 Best Public Health Colleges for Veterans in Hawaii
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Ranked Colleges
104
Degrees Awarded
$38,200
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Public Health” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 40,596 people earned their degree in public health, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,158 and had an average of $27,396 in loans still to pay off.
Across Hawaii, there were 104 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,765 and $24,089 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Public Health” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public health programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Public Health”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Public Health
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Public Health”.
Top 2 Best Public Health Colleges for Veterans in Hawaii
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Public Health that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 83 ’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
UH Manoa also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Hawaii at Manoa supports 18,025 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,153. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawaii Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Public Health list. This small school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 21 ’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our hawaii vets studying public health list, Hawaii Pacific University has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Hawaii Pacific University supports 4,243 students, and 992 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 829 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,333. In addition to receiving other benefits, 307 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Hawaii Pacific University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 full report on veteran student life at Hawaii Pacific University]](/colleges/hawaii-pacific-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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