2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology in Hawaii

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Hawaii” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 183,889 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, psychology is the 7th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,496 and had an average of $36,227 in loans still to pay off.

Across Hawaii, there were 460 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,591 and $47,555 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,413 and $117,900 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Hawaii” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Hawaii” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Hawaii

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Hawaii.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology in Hawaii

#1

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Hawaii 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 fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 9 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Psychology Report

#2

Chaminade University of Honolulu

Honolulu, Hawaii

#2 in overall quality

$24,720 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Chaminade University of Honolulu landed the #2 spot on the list. Chaminade University of Honolulu is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 9 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our hawaii doctor’s degree psychology students list, Chaminade University of Honolulu has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Psychology Doctor’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 Chaminade University of Honolulu are $24,720.

Read full report on Psychology at Chaminade University of Honolulu

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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

• *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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