Hawaii Pacific University (Hawaii Pacific) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Honolulu, HI.

It offers 40 graduate programs - 22 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 11 Post-bachelor's, and 3 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $21,485.

A total of 1,388 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 4,921 students at Hawaii Pacific. Hawaii Pacific offers online graduate programs and 822 out of 1,388 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find Hawaii Pacific's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $21,485. It offers forty (40) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameHawaii Pacific University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address1 Aloha Tower Drive, Honolulu, HI
Graduate School Students934 students
822 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025)$21,485
Student to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 40 Graduate Programs
22 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 14 Post graduate certificates

2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Hawaii Pacific University

The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Hawaii Pacific University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $21,485 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,174.

2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$21,140
Fees$345
Cost per Credit$1,174
Books & Supplies$872
Room & Board$21,050 (On-Campus) / $21,050 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,400 (On-Campus) / $2,400 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$45,807
Off-Campus Total$45,807

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Hawaii Pacific University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 40 major areas - 22 Master's (15 online programs), 4 Doctorate (1 online programs), 11 Post-Bachelor's (7 online programs), 3 Post-Master's (3 online programs). 240 students have been conferred Master's degree and 107 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total2401071224
Men1034163
Women13766621

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Natural Resources Management and PolicyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance13ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Elementary Education and Teaching11ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and Teaching6ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor5ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biomedical SciencesONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
International/Global StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Marine Sciences12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sustainability Studies8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Data Science, GeneralONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business Analytics8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
PsychologyONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration10ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Public Administration, OtherNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Social Work13ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physician Assistant NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Public Health26ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Occupational Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2ONLINE
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 21ONLINE
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business/Commerce61ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Labor and Industrial RelationsONLINE NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Management Information Systems and Services (other)1ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Construction Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Hawaii Pacific graduate schools have a total of 934 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 314 male and 620 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 523 full-time and 411 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 822 students enrolled through online exclusively and 180 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 290 White, 62 Black, and 176 Asian students are attending at Hawaii Pacific University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

17 grad students are younger than 22 and 483 students are older than 65. It has 479 students aged between 22 and 30 and 409 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total934
Men314
Women620
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total934
Full-time Students523
Part-time Students411
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total934
American Indian /
Native American
5
Asian176
Black62
Hispanic137
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
35
White290
Two or more races133
Un-Known43
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total934
21 & Under17
22-24216
25-29263
30-34237
35-39172
40 & Over483

Online Population

At Hawaii Pacific University graduate schools, 822 students enrolled online exclusively and 180 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,388
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses822
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses180
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses386
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses822
Hawaii Resident531
Other State In U.S.249
Outside of U.S.35