2024 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Hawaii

If you pursue a doctor's degree in nursing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #5 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Hawaii to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of nursing. Combined, these schools handed out 16 doctor's degrees in nursing to qualified students.

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• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on nursing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of nursing students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for nursing to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nursing related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for nursing students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Hawaii ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nursing in Hawaii

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in nursing.

Top Hawaii Schools for a Doctorate in Nursing

1

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

4 Annual Graduates

University of Hawaii at Manoa is a good option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in nursing. UH Manoa is a large public university located in the city of Honolulu.More information about a doctorate in nursing from University of Hawaii at Manoa

2

University of Hawaii at Hilo
Hilo, HI

8 Annual Graduates

University of Hawaii at Hilo is a good choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in nursing. Located in the remote town of Hilo, UH Hilo is a public university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing from University of Hawaii at Hilo

3

Hawaii Pacific University
Honolulu, HI

4 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Hawaii Pacific University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in nursing. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing from Hawaii Pacific University

 

Best Nursing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	180	451
Washington	122	315
Oregon	107	43
Nevada	84	79
Alaska	19	3

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Nursing Related Rankings by Major

Nursing is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Nursing Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Practice	15
Registered Nursing	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	79
Medicine	68
Public Health	2

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.