2023 Best Value Teaching Schools in Hawaii
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teaching Schools in Hawaii ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Hawaii to see which ones offered the best value programs for teaching students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Our analysis found University of Hawaii - West Oahu to be the best value school for teaching students in Hawaii. Located in Kapolei, Hawaii, the small public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualifed students in 2020-2021.
UH West Oahu undergraduate students pay an average of $20,544 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,159 in student loans. During the early years of their career, UH West Oahu graduates make an average of $37,094 annually.
UH West Oahu also made our Best Teaching Schools in Hawaii list, coming in at #2.
Out of the 5 schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the # 2 spot on the list. This fairly large public school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 464 degrees in 2020-2021.
UH Manoa undergraduate students pay an average of $34,218 in tuition and fees each year. Degree recipients from the school accumulate an average of $21,643 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $332. During the early years of their career, UH Manoa graduates make an average of $42,927 annually.
UH Manoa also made our Best Teaching Schools in Hawaii list, coming in at #3.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Hawaii at Hilo is a great place for teaching students who want to get the most value for their educational dollar. Located in Hilo, Hawaii, the small public school handed out 13 degrees in 2020-2021.
UH Hilo undergraduate students pay an average of $20,798 in tuition and fees each year. Degree recipients from the school accumulate an average of $22,082 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Once they receive their degree, UH Hilo graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $39,336 during the early year of their career.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UH Hilo is ranked #5 for overall quality in Hawaii.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chaminade University of Honolulu. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Schools in Hawaii list. Chaminade University of Honolulu is a small private not-for-profit school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 133 degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Chaminade University of Honolulu are $27,454 a year. Degree recipients from the school accumulate an average of $22,683 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $454 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan. During the early years of their career, Chaminade University of Honolulu graduates make an average of $46,411 annually.
Chaminade University of Honolulu also made our Best Teaching Schools in Hawaii list, coming in at #1.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Hawaii Pacific University is a great place for teaching students who want to get the most value for their educational dollar. Hawaii Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 61 degrees in 2020-2021.
Hawaii Pacific University undergraduate students pay an average of $30,020 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $20,890 in student loans. Once they receive their degree, Hawaii Pacific University graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $40,963 during the early year of their career.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Hawaii Pacific University is ranked #4 for overall quality in Hawaii.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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