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2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

4 Schools Ranked
$8,391 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,227 Avg Student Debt*

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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Hawaii to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii

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42 Total Awards
$8,414 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Hawaii Maui College the best value school in Hawaii for nursing students working on their associate degree. UH Maui College is a public institution located in Kahului, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 42 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH Maui College are $8,414 per year. On average, associate degree students take out $19,825 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at UH Maui College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UH Maui College is ranked #1 for overall quality in Hawaii.

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#2

Kapiolani Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii
40 Total Awards
$8,420 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent associate degree programs at Kapiolani Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Hawaii. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.

Kapiolani CC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,420 in tuition and fees each year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $16,042 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Kapiolani CC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Kapiolani CC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii list.

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#3

Kauai Community College

Lihue, Hawaii
15 Total Awards
$8,388 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent associate degree programs at Kauai Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Hawaii. Kauai CC is a small public school situated in Lihue, Hawaii. It awarded 15 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Kauai CC are $8,388 a year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $13,972 in student loans.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Kauai CC. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.

Kauai CC also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii rankings.

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#4

Hawaii Community College

Hilo, Hawaii
38 Total Awards
$8,340 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hawaii Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii list. Hilo, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Hawaii CC are $8,340 a year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $13,800 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Hawaii CC does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 93% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Hawaii CC also made our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii list, coming in at #4.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 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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