2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $0-$30k) in Hawaii

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 17,269 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 58th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, public administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,859 and had an average of $42,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across Hawaii, there were 152 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,767 and $17,493 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,195 and $40,792 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration programs that also have a lower cost than 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 administration program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for hawaii master’s degree public admin students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $0-$30k) in Hawaii

#1

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$63,005 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550.

Read more about Public Administration at University of Hawaii at Manoa

#2

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$20,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Pacific University landed the #2 spot on the list. Hawaii Pacific University is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

Hawaii Pacific University also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hawaii Pacific University are $20,600.

Read more about Public Administration at Hawaii Pacific University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
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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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