by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Hawaii” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,927 and had an average of $20,846 in loans still to pay off.
Across Hawaii, there were 1,452 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,387 and $19,674 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 320 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,980 and $16,727 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Hawaii” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in health professions. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in health professions.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Hawaii” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Hawaii”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawaii Medical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Hawaii list. Hawaii Medical College is a private for-profit institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 55 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Kapiolani Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Kapiolani CC is a medium-sized public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 117 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health Professions at Kapiolani Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii Maui College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Hawaii list. Located in Kahului, Hawaii, this small public school awarded 57 diplomas to qualified associates’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Hilo, Hawaii, and it awarded 38 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kauai Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Hawaii. Kauai Community College is a small public school situated in Lihue, Hawaii. It awarded 15 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Hawaii Pacific University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Hawaii list. This small school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 20 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Health Professions at Hawaii Pacific University
Leeward Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Hawaii ranking. Pearl City, Hawaii is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
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