Hawaii Pacific University
Honolulu, Hawaii · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
5of 7 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Hawaii high-school graduate (about $36,976 a year). 2 fall short.
7 of 49 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 42: 34 with no earnings published and 8 with nothing reported. 3 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 35 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$29,657 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$29,657 a year
About $118,628 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $25,758 |
| $30k to $48k | $24,413 |
| $48k to $75k | $28,979 |
| $75k to $110k | $30,450 |
| $110k and up | $33,540 |
| All families (average) | $29,657 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Hawaii high-school graduate ($36,976 a year).
9 of 84 programs could be assessed 11% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $112,964 | +$75,988 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 0.3 yrs | 122 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $45,6511-year earnings | +$8,675 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $24,539 | 2.8 yrs | 86 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,721 | +$21,745 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.0 yrs | 46 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $25,4991-year earnings | -$11,477 | falls short (1-yr) | $23,432 | no earnings gain | 32 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $29,1931-year earnings | -$7,783 | falls short (1-yr) | $26,570 | no earnings gain | 25 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $56,2361-year earnings | +$19,260 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,335 | +$12,359 | clears the bar | $28,438 | 2.3 yrs | 21 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $62,4521-year earnings | +$25,476 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $85,936 | +$48,960 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Business | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Management Information Systems | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Marine Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| International Relations | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Sustainability Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Criminal Justice | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Business Administration | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| IT Administration and Management | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Homeland Security | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| International Relations | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| IT Administration and Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Criminal Justice | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nursing | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Human Resources | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Information Science | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Information Science | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Computer Science | Associate's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mathematics | Associate's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $36,976 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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