2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 97,666 people earned their degree in public administration and social service, making the major the 14th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, public administration and social service graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,142 and had an average of $32,304 in loans still to pay off.

Across Hawaii, there were 367 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,463 and $30,356 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 140 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,195 and $40,792 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in public administration and social service. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration and social service programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public administration and social service program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $0-$30k) in Hawaii

#1

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school awarded 105 diplomas to qualified masters’s public administration and social service students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Public Administration & Social Service Report

#2

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii

$20,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Pacific University landed the #2 spot on the list. Hawaii Pacific University is a small school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 35 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hawaii Pacific University, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hawaii Pacific University are $20,600, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Hawaii Pacific University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $0-$30k)

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).
• 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

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• 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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