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2023 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii

4 Colleges
$57,601 Avg Salary
$21,889 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Associate Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Hawaii with 535 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

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The Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Hawaii to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii

The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Associate Degree Colleges.

Top Hawaii Schools for an Associate in Nursing

Our analysis found University of Hawaii Maui College to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a associate degree in Hawaii. Located in the city of Kahului, UH Maui College is a public college with a small student population.

Nursing majors at UH Maui College take out an average of $21,499 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kapiolani Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii list. Located in the city of Honolulu, Kapiolani CC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Kapiolani CC carry an average student debtload of $20,719.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kauai Community College is a great place for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Lihue, Kauai CC is a public college with a small student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Kauai CC accumulate an average of around $14,084 in student debt.

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Out of the 4 schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Hawaii CC is a small public school located in the town of Hilo.

On average, nursing graduates from Hawaii CC take out $14,723 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 1,502
California 18,329
Washington 3,851
Nevada 2,015
Alaska 177

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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