Hawaii contains three schools that offer economics programs. University of Hawaii at Manoa, the highest-ranking economics school in HI, has a total student population of 20,435 and is the 282nd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 3 economics schools in Hawaii, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Hawaii Pacific University comes out as the most expensive ($15,952/yr), with University of Hawaii at Hilo as the lowest recorded at only $8,281/yr.
Economics students from Hawaii schools who go on to become economists, economics professors, analysts, economic analysts, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 13,160 people working as economists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $96,320. Also, Business and financial operations employees make on average $65,900 per year and there are about 6,063,670 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Hawaii alone, there are 24,740 employed business and financial operations employees earning an average yearly salary of $58,290. Economists in this state earn $*/yr and there are 50 employed.
Also, within the economics schools in Hawaii, the average student population is 3,134 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from economics, 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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