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2026 Best Value General Public Health Schools in Hawaii

[General Public Health](/majors/health-care-professions/public-health/public-health-general/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for general public health students.

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• Best Value General Public Health Schools in Hawaii

2026 Best Value General Public Health Schools in Hawaii

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

Best Value General Public Health Schools

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University Of Hawaii At Manoa
Honolulu, HI

$12,186 In-State Tuition & Fees

$22,500 Avg Student Debt

$57,624 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in general public health, 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. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $12,186, while out-of-state students pay about $34,218. General Public Health graduates carry a median of $22,500 in student loans. General Public Health graduates of University Of Hawaii At Manoa earn a median of $40,363 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $22,500 median debt. University Of Hawaii At Manoa admits about 87% of applicants.

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Hawaii Pacific University
Honolulu, HI

$34,392 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,385 Avg Student Debt

$59,593 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in general public health will find it at Hawaii Pacific University, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $34,392. Typical student debt for general public health graduates is $25,385. Early-career general public health graduates make about $49,182. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Hawaii Pacific University admits about 86% of applicants.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, 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 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.