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2024 Best Accounting Schools in Hawaii

4 Colleges in Hawaii
330 Accounting Degrees Awarded
$49,718 Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #8 in popularity, accounting is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Hawaii to determine which ones were the best for accounting students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 330 degrees in accounting during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Accounting School

Best Accounting Schools in Hawaii Your choice of accounting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for accounting schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Accounting Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Accounting
Bachelor's Degrees in Accounting
Master's Degrees in Accounting

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Accounting Schools in Hawaii list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Accounting in Hawaii

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the accounting degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Hawaii Schools in Accounting

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
79 Accounting Degrees Awarded
$52,301 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat University of Hawaii at Manoa if you want to pursue a degree in accounting. UH Manoa is a large public university located in the large city of Honolulu. A Best Colleges rank of #373 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UH Manoa is a great university overall.

There were roughly 79 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UH Manoa in the most recent data year. Accounting degree recipients from University of Hawaii at Manoa receive an earnings boost of around $2,583 above the typical earnings of accounting graduates.

More information about a degree in accounting from University of Hawaii at Manoa

2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In HI
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in accounting has to look into Kapiolani Community College. Kapiolani CC is a moderately-sized public college located in the large city of Honolulu. This college ranks 5th out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.

There were roughly 24 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Kapiolani CC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in accounting from Kapiolani Community College

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In HI
42 Accounting Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Brigham Young University - Hawaii if you wish to pursue a degree in accounting. BYU - H is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Laie. A Best Colleges rank of #601 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means BYU - H is a great university overall.

There were approximately 42 accounting students who graduated with this degree at BYU - H in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in accounting from Brigham Young University - Hawaii

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In HI

Any student pursuing a degree in accounting has to look into Chaminade University of Honolulu. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Chaminade University of Honolulu is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 4th out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.

There were about 6 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Chaminade University of Honolulu in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in accounting from Chaminade University of Honolulu

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In HI
26.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in accounting needs to look into University of Hawaii at Hilo. Located in the town of Hilo, UH Hilo is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 10th out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.

There were roughly 15 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UH Hilo in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
California3303,969
Washington3001,628
Oregon266718
Nevada192396
Alaska119135

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Accounting is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Accounting Concentrations

MajorAnnual Graduates
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping187
Accounting137
Accounting and Business/Management6

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Business Administration & Management925
Hospitality Management266
Marketing150
Finance & Financial Management139
Human Resource Management99
General Business/Commerce67
Management Information Systems58
International Business43
Entrepreneurial Studies37
Business Support & Assistant Services33

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