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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Public Admin for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Public Admin for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Admin for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Public Admin for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in public administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public administration program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Public Admin for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Public Admin for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Hawaii

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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 Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Public Admin for a Master’s. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 18,025 students enrolled at University of Hawaii at Manoa were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,153. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UH Manoa]](/colleges/university-of-hawaii-at-manoa/student-life/veterans/)

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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 Admin for a Master’s list. Hawaii Pacific University is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 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.Of the 4,243 students enrolled at Hawaii Pacific University, 992 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 829 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,333. To help with additional expenses, 307 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 Hawaii Pacific University Veteran Student Life Report

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