2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) in Hawaii

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In 2019-2020, 57,618 people earned their degree in social work, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, social work graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,459 and had an average of $30,084 in loans still to pay off.

Across Hawaii, there were 190 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,600 and $28,481 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 119 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,195 and $40,792 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in social work. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social work 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 social work 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 Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) in Hawaii

#1

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$47,944 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 97 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Work at UH Manoa

#2

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii

#2 in overall quality

$20,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$43,984 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Pacific University landed the #2 spot on the list. Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Hawaii Pacific University also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hawaii Pacific University are $20,600, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Work at Hawaii Pacific University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k)

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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