by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Hawaii” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 99,265 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the 8th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,712 and had an average of $26,539 in loans still to pay off.
Across Hawaii, there were 341 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,718 and $34,105 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Hawaii” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in accounting.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for hawaii accounting students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Hawaii landed the #1 spot on the list. BYU - H is a small school located in Laie, Hawaii that handed out 47 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii Maui College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Kahului, Hawaii, this small public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified ’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chaminade University of Honolulu. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Hawaii. This small school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 13 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Hawaii. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 83 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Hilo, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s accounting degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
University of Hawaii at Hilo did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Hawaii ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Hilo, Hawaii, and it awarded 11 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Leeward Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Hawaii list. Leeward CC is located in Pearl City, Hawaii and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 ’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Kauai Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Hawaii ranking. Kauai CC is a public institution located in Lihue, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 71 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Kapiolani Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Hawaii list. Kapiolani Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 20 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Hawaii Pacific University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Hawaii ranking, coming in at #10. Hawaii Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 0 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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