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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Hawaii

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$16,444 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Hawaii. In total, 535 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Hawaii.

There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Hawaii to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Hawaii to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Hawaii Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named University of Hawaii at Hilo the best value school in Hawaii for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UH Hilo is a small public school located in the remote town of Hilo.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH Hilo are $12,230 per year.

UH Hilo also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii list, coming in at #3.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Hawaii at Manoa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Hawaii. Located in the large city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH Manoa are $16,502 per year.

UH Manoa also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii list, coming in at #2.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawaii Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii list. Hawaii Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Honolulu.

Hawaii Pacific University graduate students pay an average of $20,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Hawaii Pacific University also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii rankings.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 3,851
California 18,329
Nevada 2,015
Alaska 177
Oregon 1,502

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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