2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

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In 2020-2021, 5,764 people earned their degree in teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor, making the major the 176th most popular in the United States.

Across Hawaii, there were 80 teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor”.

Top 2 Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Colleges for Veterans in Hawaii

1

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii

3 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$22,153 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor list. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s teaching English as a second or foreign language degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.

UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 18,025 students enrolled at University of Hawaii at Manoa, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,153. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Veteran Student Life Report

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Hawaii Pacific University
Honolulu, Hawaii

992 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$15,333 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Pacific University landed the #2 spot on the list. Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Hawaii Pacific University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 4,243 students enrolled at Hawaii Pacific University, 992 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 829 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,333. On top of their other funding sources, 307 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Hawaii Pacific University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Hawaii Pacific University]](/colleges/hawaii-pacific-university/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
• Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Colleges for Veterans

Notes and References

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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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