by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen pursuing a grad degree in today's world, there are many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Master's Degree Colleges in Hawaii ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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After analyzing 3 grad schools in Hawaii, we came up with our list of those that offered the best master's degree programs. Instead of depending on subjective information to rank the best grad schools, we focus on objective factors in our analysis. More specifically, the following explains what we consider and why.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving a master's degree from the school. While master's degree recipients from schools in Hawaii earn an average starting salary of $51,867, those from the top 3 school on this list made an average of $54,576.
In addition to average starting salaries, we also consider the average amount of student loans that graduate students take on while pursuing their master's degree. We consider this number in conjunction with average post-graduation earnings to gauge the difficulty master's recipients will have paying back their loans.
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 Master'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.
We go into more detail on these factors on our graduate school ranking methodology page.
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Learn more about these excellent grad schools below:
University of Hawaii at Manoa tops this year’s ranking as the best grad school for master’s degrees in Hawaii for overall quality. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, the fairly large public school handed out 850 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
During the early years of their career, master’s degree graduates from UH Manoa make an average of $56,109 a year.
A rank of #2 on our Best Master’s Degree in Hawaii list means Chaminade University of Honolulu is a great place for students working on their degree. Chaminade University of Honolulu is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 241 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Those who receive a master’s degree from Chaminade University of Honolulu go into careers with an average salary of $52,877 during the early years of their career.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Hawaii Pacific University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Hawaii. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 199 students in 2020-2021.
Upon graduation, master’s degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $54,743 during the early years of their career.
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