by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in Hawaii” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Public Administration is the 60th most popular major in the country with 16,905 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, public administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $51,352 and had an average of $29,054 in loans still to pay off.
Across Hawaii, there were 186 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,241 and $20,937 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in Hawaii” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in public administration. To top this list, a school must have a successful public administration program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in Hawaii” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in Hawaii”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii - West Oahu landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Hawaii - West Oahu is a small public school situated in Kapolei, Hawaii. It awarded 139 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hawaii Pacific University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in Hawaii. Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 Public Administration at Hawaii Pacific University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in Hawaii. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified ’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Public Administration Report
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