Accounting is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #7 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Hawaii to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of accounting. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 164 degrees in accounting during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The accounting program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Accounting rankings. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Accounting Schools in Hawaii list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
Every student pursuing a degree in accounting has to take a look at University of Hawaii at Manoa. Located in the large city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #373 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UH Manoa is a great university overall.
There were about 83 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UH Manoa in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in accounting has to check out Brigham Young University - Hawaii. Located in the fringe town of Laie, BYU - H is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were approximately 47 accounting students who graduated with this degree at BYU - H in the most recent data year.
University of Hawaii at Hilo is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in accounting. UH Hilo is a small public university located in the town of Hilo. This university ranks 10th out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were roughly 11 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UH Hilo in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The accounting program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Accounting rankings. 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.
