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2026 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Hawaii

[Educational Administration](/majors/education/educational-administration/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for educational administration students.

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• Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Hawaii

2026 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in Hawaii

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the educational administration degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Educational Administration Schools

1

University Of Hawaii At Manoa
Honolulu, HI

$12,186 In-State Tuition & Fees

$20,577 Avg Student Debt

$57,624 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in educational administration, no school beat University Of Hawaii At Manoa this year. University Of Hawaii At Manoa is a very large public school located in the city of Honolulu. Students from in state pay about $12,186 in tuition and fees, compared with $34,218 for out-of-state students. Educational Administration graduates carry a median of $20,577 in student loans. Soon after graduation, educational administration degree recipients from University Of Hawaii At Manoa generally make around $77,642. That is a strong return on a $20,577 median debt. University Of Hawaii At Manoa admits about 87% of applicants.

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Chaminade University Of Honolulu
Honolulu, HI

$30,874 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,096 Avg Student Debt

$52,343 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Chaminade University Of Honolulu earned it the #2 place for educational administration. Chaminade University Of Honolulu is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Honolulu. In-state tuition and fees average $30,874. Educational Administration graduates carry a median of $25,096 in student loans. Early-career educational administration graduates make about $48,383. Set against $25,096 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 91% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).

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