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2023 Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Hawaii

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

4 Schools Ranked
$8,391 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$16,801 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.

The Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate 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 4 schools in Hawaii to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Hawaii

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38 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 undergraduate certificate. Located in Kahului, Hawaii, the small public school awarded 38 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UH Maui College are $8,414 a year.

Some students may be able to take online classes at UH Maui College. In fact, around 88% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

UH Maui College also made our Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Hawaii list, coming in at #1.

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#2

Kapiolani Community College

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

Out of the 4 schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s value ranking, Kapiolani Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, the medium-sized public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Kapiolani CC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,420 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $16,211 in student loans.

Kapiolani CC does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.

Kapiolani CC also made our Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Hawaii list, coming in at #2.

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#3

Kauai Community College

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kauai Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Hawaii list. Kauai Community College is a small public school located in Lihue, Hawaii that handed out 23 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Kauai CC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,388 in tuition and fees each year.

Kauai CC does offer online classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 89% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Kauai CC is ranked #3 for overall quality in Hawaii.

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#4

Hawaii Community College

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawaii Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Hawaii list. Hawaii CC is located in Hilo, Hawaii and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.

Hawaii CC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,340 in tuition and fees each year.

Some students may be able to take online classes at Hawaii CC. In fact, around 93% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Hawaii CC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Hawaii list.

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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%.

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