Hawaii contains five schools that offer design programs. University of Hawaii at Manoa, the highest-ranking design school in HI, has a total student population of 20,435 and is the 282nd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 5 design schools in Hawaii, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Phoenix-Hawaii Campus comes out as the most expensive ($25,566/yr), with Leeward Community College as the lowest recorded at only $1,998/yr.
Design students from Hawaii schools who go on to become interior designers, architecture designers, designers, graphic designers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 46,010 people working as interior designers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $51,990. Also, Floral designers make on average $24,940 per year and there are about 51,470 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Hawaii alone, there are 190 employed floral designers earning an average yearly salary of $27,180. Interior designers in this state earn $53,590/yr and there are 110 employed.
Also, within the design schools in Hawaii, the average student population is 3,134 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from design, there are 704 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,845 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,000, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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