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2023 Most Popular 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.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Hawaii to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Hawaii Maui College the most popular school in Hawaii for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Kahului, UH Maui College is a public school with a small student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 33% are male.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at UH Maui College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,499.

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Out of the 4 schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Kapiolani Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Kapiolani CC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.

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

Read full report on Nursing at Kapiolani Community College

The in-demand associate degree programs at Hawaii Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Hawaii. Hawaii CC is a small public school located in the remote town of Hilo.

Of the 38 students majoring in nursing at Hawaii CC, 11% are male and 89% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Hawaii CC carry an average student debt load of $14,723.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Kauai Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Hawaii. Located in the remote town of Lihue, Kauai CC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 87% of the nursing majors at the school.

Nursing majors at Kauai CC take out an average of $14,084 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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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.

  • 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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