2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) in Hawaii

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 56,762 social work students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country.

Across Hawaii, there were 190 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 119 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,195 and $40,792 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social work programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social work program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) in Hawaii

#1

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k. UH Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 97 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’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 University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550.

Read more about Social Work at University of Hawaii at Manoa

#2

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii

#2 in overall quality

$20,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k 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 22 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hawaii Pacific University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’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 Hawaii Pacific University are $20,600.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k)

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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