2023 Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Hawaii
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Ranked Colleges
145
Degrees Awarded
$36,241
Avg Salary
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Public Admin for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 16,905 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 60th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, public administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $51,352 and had an average of $29,054 in loans still to pay off.
Across Hawaii, there were 186 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,241 and $20,937 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 145 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,385 and $28,544 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public administration programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public administration program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Public Admin for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Public Admin for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for hawaii bachelor’s degree vets studying public admin.
Top 1 Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Hawaii
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Public Admin for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii - West Oahu landed the #1 spot on the list. UH West Oahu is a small school located in Kapolei, Hawaii that handed out 139 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
UH West Oahu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list.Among the 3,168 students enrolled at UH West Oahu, 440 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 307 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,652. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full UH West Oahu Veteran Student Life Report
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Notes and References
References
- 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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