Hawaii contains four schools that offer jewelry design programs. California College of the Arts, the highest-ranking jewelry design school in HI, has a total student population of 1,828 and is the 3265th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 4 jewelry design schools in Hawaii, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, California College of the Arts comes out as the most expensive ($30,933/yr), with Santa Rosa Junior College as the lowest recorded at only $8,641/yr.
Jewelry Design students from Hawaii schools who go on to become jewelry designers, craft artists, jewelers, jewelry makers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 23,410 people working as jewelers and precious stone and metal workers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $36,620.
Also, within the jewelry design schools in Hawaii, the average student population is 3,134 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from jewelry 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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