2025 Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in Hawaii

With all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a college degree. College Factual has developed its Best Bachelor's Degree Colleges in Hawaii ranking as one thing you can use to help make this decision.

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Finding Your Best School Match

Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Hawaii to determine which ones have the best bachelor's degree programs. Instead of depending on subjective information to rank the best schools, we focus on objective factors in our analysis. More specifically, the following explains what we consider and why.

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. After all, your degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Taking Out Student Loans

Another factor that we look at to determine a school's ranking is the average debt load that students take on while they are working on their bachelor's degree. We consider this number in conjunction with average post-graduation earnings to gauge the difficulty bachelor's recipients will have paying back their loans.

More Ranking Factors That Are Important

We also analyze a number of other factors in addition to average post-graduation earnings and average student debt when coming up with our yearly Best Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. On a broad level, other factors that go into our rankings include such things as the demand of the school, the student body caliber, if the school has online options, and the educational resources provided by the school.

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More Rankings to View

You may also want to narrow this list by location to find the best bachelor's degree schools nearest you. In addition, we've put together a number of other college rankings that may help you in your search.

Top Bachelor's Degree Schools in Hawaii

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

1

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii

3,302 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

$39,802 Average Early-Career Earnings

$33,182 Average Student Debt

Our analysis found University of Hawaii at Manoa to be the best school for bachelor’s degrees in Hawaii in this year’s ranking. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, the fairly large public school handed out 3,302 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Graduates with a bachelor’s degree from UH Manoa make an average of $39,802 per year during the early years of their career. The average amount of student debt accumulated by bachelor’s students is $33,182.

Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Report

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Hawaii Pacific University
Honolulu, Hawaii

499 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

$45,794 Average Early-Career Earnings

$45,740 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hawaii Pacific University. The school came in at #2 in Hawaii on this year’s best bachelor’s degree schools ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 499 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The average salary of a graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Hawaii Pacific University is $45,794 during the early years of their career. Bachelor’s students carry an average student debt load of about $45,740 after getting their degree.

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3

University of Hawaii - West Oahu
Kapolei, Hawaii

738 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

$41,083 Average Early-Career Earnings

$10,499 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii - West Oahu. The school came in at #3 in Hawaii on this year’s best bachelor’s degree schools ranking. UH West Oahu is a small public school situated in Kapolei, Hawaii. It awarded 738 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

During the early years of their career, bachelor’s degree graduates from UH West Oahu make an average of $41,083 a year. Bachelor’s students leave the school with an average of $10,499 in student loans.

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University of Hawaii at Hilo
Hilo, Hawaii

623 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

$38,709 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 bachelor’s degree schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Hilo landed the #4 spot on the list. This small public school is located in Hilo, Hawaii, and it awarded 623 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

During the early years of their career, bachelor’s degree graduates from UH Hilo make an average of $38,709 a year.

Full University of Hawaii at Hilo Report

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Notes and 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%.

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