2026 Best Value Public Health Schools in Hawaii
[Public Health](/majors/health-care-professions/public-health/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for public health students.
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2026 Best Value Public Health Schools in Hawaii
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the public health degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Public Health Schools
For return on investment in public health, no school beat University Of Hawaii At Manoa this year. Set in the city of Honolulu, University Of Hawaii At Manoa is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $12,186, compared with $34,218 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $22,500 to complete the public health program here. Soon after graduation, public health degree recipients from University Of Hawaii At Manoa generally make around $40,363. Set against $22,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 87%.
Hawaii Pacific University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value public health schools. Located in the city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $34,392. Students borrow a median of $25,385 to complete the public health program here. Soon after graduation, public health degree recipients from Hawaii Pacific University generally make around $49,182. That is a strong return on a $25,385 median debt. Hawaii Pacific University admits about 86% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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