Honolulu, HI (population: 375,134) has one interior decorating school within its city limits. Chaminade University of Honolulu has a total student population of 2,626. It is the 3686th highest ranked school in the USA and the 12th highest in the state of Hawaii (#1 is University of Hawaii at Manoa).
Interior Decorating students from Honolulu schools who go on to become interior decorators, interior designers, interior design professors, interior design coordinators, 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, Fashion designers make on average $74,410 per year and there are about 15,780 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Honolulu area alone, there are ** employed fashion designers earning an average salary of $39,350. Interior designers in this area earn $53,070/yr and there are 100 employed.
Honolulu lies in Honolulu county, which is one of the 4 counties in Hawaii. Overall, the Honolulu area has 430,700 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $21/hr average worker wage, and a $43,760 average annual salary. Thus, about 0 out of every 1000 jobs in Honolulu are held by interior designers, and **/1000 are held by fashion designers.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Chaminade University of Honolulu ends up costing a student $17,911/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Honolulu |
| Kaneohe | HI | - | 1 | 8.23652 | 2 | 6.2 miles |
| Pearl City | HI | - | 2 | 22.3389 | 25 | 12.4 miles |