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2023 Best Social Work Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Hawaii

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95 Degrees Awarded
$43,731 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Social Work for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Social Work for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Social Work is the 13th most popular major in the country with 58,326 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, social work graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,651 and had an average of $26,679 in loans still to pay off.

Across Hawaii, there were 199 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,565 and $25,000 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Social Work for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in social work. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social work programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social work program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Social Work for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Social Work for a Master’s

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

Top 2 Best Social Work Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Hawaii

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Social Work for a Master’s list. UH Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 80 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list.Of the 18,025 students enrolled at UH Manoa, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,153. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UH Manoa does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UH Manoa Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Social Work for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Pacific University landed the #2 spot on the list. Hawaii Pacific University is a small school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 15 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Hawaii Pacific University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 992 of the 4,243 students enrolled at Hawaii Pacific University were GI Bill® students, of which 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 307 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Hawaii Pacific University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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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