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Master’s Degree Programs in Hawaii
Tourism might be the big industry in Hawaii, but health care is also an industry vital to this island state’s population of almost 1.3 million. Along with helping to meet the health care needs of native Hawaiians, health care practitioners and technicians in Hawaii also serve those living semi-permanently in military outposts and a constant stream of tourists. It will be important to gain an extensive knowledge of Hawaiian culture and language if you plan to relocate to Hawaii to work in health care. By far, the biggest health care employer in Hawaii is the Hawaii Pacific Health System, which includes four hospitals. Other major health care employers include Hawaii Health Care Professionals and Kokua Nurses, both of which are home health care services. About 25,060 people were employed in careers as health care practitioners and technicians in Hawaii as of May 2008, according to national labor statistics. The average yearly salary of people in these professions here was $80,410, the highest average pay in the nation.
The following schools offer Master’s degrees in health care.
School Name: Argosy University-Hawaii
Address: 400 ASB Tower, 1001 Bishop Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Contact: (808) 536-5555
Website: www.argosy.edu/hawaii/
Type of School: 4-year, Private for-profit
Programs Offered: Bachelor’s degree;Master’s degree;Doctor’s degree
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 25 to 1
School Name: Hawaii Pacific University
Address: 1164 Bishop St., Suite 216, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Contact: (808) 544-0200
Website: www.hpu.edu
Type of School: 4-year, Private not-for-profit
Programs Offered: Less than one year certificate;Associate’s degree;Bachelor’s degree;Postbaccalaureate certificate;Master’s degree;Post-master’s certificate
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 11 to 1
School Name: Institute of Clinical Acupuncture & Oriental Med
Address: 100 N. Beretania Street, Suite 203B, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
Contact: (808) 521-2288
Website: www.orientalmedicine.edu
Type of School: 4-year, Private for-profit
Programs Offered: Master’s degree
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: N/A
School Name: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Address: 2500 Campus Road, Hawaii Hall, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822-2301
Contact: (808) 956-7651
Website: www.manoa.hawaii.edu
Type of School: 4-year, Public
Programs Offered: Bachelor’s degree;Postbaccalaureate certificate;Master’s degree;Doctor’s degree;First-professional degree
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 13 to 1
School Name: University of Phoenix-Hawaii Campus
Address: 827 Fort Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-4317
Contact: (800) 483-5444
Website: www.phoenix.edu
Type of School: 4-year, Private for-profit
Programs Offered: Less than one year certificate;Bachelor’s degree;Master’s degree
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 14 to 1
School Name: World Medicine Institute
Address: 1073 Hind Iuka Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96821
Contact: (808) 949-1050
Website: acupuncture-hi.com
Type of School: 4-year, Private not-for-profit
Programs Offered: Master’s degree
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: N/A
