2024 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii

Health Professions is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #2 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 320 associate degrees in health professions during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Health Professions School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of health professions for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on health professions students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of health professions students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt health professions students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health professions related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for health professions students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Health Professions in Hawaii

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in health professions.

Top Hawaii Schools for an Associate in Health Professions

1

Kapiolani Community College
Honolulu, HI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

117 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Kapiolani Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in health professions. Located in the city of Honolulu, Kapiolani CC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in health professions from Kapiolani Community College

2

University of Hawaii Maui College
Kahului, HI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

57 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Hawaii Maui College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in health professions. UH Maui College is a small public university located in the small city of Kahului.More information about a associate in health professions from University of Hawaii Maui College

3

Hawaii Community College
Hilo, HI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

38 Annual Graduates

Hawaii Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in health professions. Hawaii CC is a small public college located in the town of Hilo.More information about a associate in health professions from Hawaii Community College

4

Leeward Community College
Pearl City, HI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Leeward Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in health professions. Leeward CC is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Pearl City.More information about a associate in health professions from Leeward Community College

5

Hawaii Pacific University
Honolulu, HI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Hawaii Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Honolulu.More information about a associate in health professions from Hawaii Pacific University

6

Hawaii Medical College
Honolulu, HI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

55 Annual Graduates

Hawaii Medical College is a small private for-profit college located in the large city of Honolulu.More information about a associate in health professions from Hawaii Medical College

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	38	17,091
Oregon	35	1,277
Nevada	35	1,031
Washington	33	3,938
Alaska	22	250

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Health Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	135
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	65
Allied Health Professions	41
Health & Medical Administrative Services	40
Other Health Professions	20
Dental Support Services	15
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	4

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.