2023 Best Nursing Practice Colleges for Veterans in Hawaii
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Ranked Colleges
15
Degrees Awarded
$30,300
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Nursing Practice” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 7,992 people earned their degree in nursing practice, making the major the 105th most popular in the United States.
Across Hawaii, there were 15 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Nursing Practice” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in nursing practice. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing practice programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 nursing practice program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Nursing Practice” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Nursing Practice
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Nursing Practice”.
Top 2 Best Nursing Practice Colleges for Veterans in Hawaii
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawaii Pacific University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Nursing Practice list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified ’s nursing practice students in 2020-2021.
Hawaii Pacific University also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 992 of the 4,243 students enrolled at Hawaii Pacific University were GI Bill® students, of which 829 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,333. To help with additional expenses, 307 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Hawaii Pacific University]](/colleges/hawaii-pacific-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Hilo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Nursing Practice list. UH Hilo is a small school located in Hilo, Hawaii that handed out 8 ’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.
UH Hilo 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 3,165 students enrolled at UH Hilo, 147 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 75 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,970. To help with additional expenses, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Hawaii at Hilo]](/colleges/university-of-hawaii-at-hilo/student-life/veterans/)
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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
- *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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