2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Hawaii

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Hawaii ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Hawaii to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for nursing students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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Top Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Hawaii

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii

$20,600 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Hawaii Pacific University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Hawaii.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Hawaii Pacific University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 47% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#2

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

$16,502 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii list.

Online graduate courses are available at UH Manoa, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 34% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Report

#3

University of Hawaii at Hilo

Hilo, Hawaii

$12,230 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Hawaii at Hilo is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.

One thing to take note of is that UH Hilo does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 33% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

References

• Read more about our ranking methodology.
• 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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