If you pursue a degree in public administration, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #49 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Public Administration Schools in Hawaii ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 186 degrees in public administration during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The public admin program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Administration rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for public administration schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Public Administration Schools in Hawaii list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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The schools below may not offer all types of public admin degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's difficult to beat University of Hawaii at Manoa if you want to pursue a degree in public administration. Located in the large city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #373 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UH Manoa is a great university overall.
There were about 16 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UH Manoa in the most recent data year.
Hawaii Pacific University is a great option for students interested in a degree in public administration. Hawaii Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Honolulu. This university ranks 6th out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were approximately 31 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Hawaii Pacific University in the most recent data year.
University of Hawaii - West Oahu is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in public administration. Located in the suburb of Kapolei, UH West Oahu is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 7th out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were about 139 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UH West Oahu in the most recent year we have data available.
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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).