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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Hawaii

3 Schools Ranked

A nursing student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Hawaii ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Hawaii to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

8 Total Awards
$12,230 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Hawaii at Hilo the most popular school in Hawaii for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Hawaii at Hilo is a small public school located in Hilo, Hawaii that handed out 8 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UH Hilo. 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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#2

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii
4 Total Awards
$16,502 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Hawaii at Manoa is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. This fairly large public school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 34% took at least some of their classes online.

Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Report

#2

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii
4 Total Awards
$20,600 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Hawaii Pacific University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii list. Hawaii Pacific University is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Hawaii Pacific University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 47% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Hawaii Pacific University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 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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