Best Degree Completion Programs in Hawaii 2027

Why it ranks #1: 23% of its undergraduates study fully online (higher than 5 other colleges on this list) and its online rate is $600 per credit for Hawaii residents.

Chaminade University of Honolulu starts its fully online Interdisciplinary Studies degree four times a year in 10-week terms. You build a concentration around your interests and finish with a senior thesis. You do not need transfer credits to apply, and your transcripts are evaluated once submitted. Tuition is $600 per credit hour, or $250 for active duty military, National Guard and reservists.

Why it ranks #2: 62% of its transfer students earn a degree within eight years (higher than 4 other colleges on this list) and its online rate is $409 per credit for out-of-state students (lower than 7 other colleges on this list).

Online undergraduate programs at Oregon State cost $409 per credit for 2026-27, with business majors at $438 and engineering majors at $480. Organizational Leadership comes as a BA or BS, and your previous coursework is evaluated against the degree plan. Plan to earn at least 45 of your final 75 credits through Oregon State.

Why it ranks #3: Its graduates in this field earn a median $83,778 a year (higher than 6 other colleges on this list) and 100% of its undergraduates study fully online (the highest on this list).

UMass Global, a California school, teaches its Organizational Leadership BA in instructor-led eight-week online sessions with deadlines. Standard transfer entry is 12 college credits and a 2.0 GPA, up to 90 credits can transfer, and the degree totals 120. Coursework covers team building, organizational change, communication and leadership ethics.

Why it ranks #4: 73% of its transfer students earn a degree within eight years (higher than 5 other colleges on this list) and its graduates in this field earn a median $82,212 a year (higher than 5 other colleges on this list).

Assessed life experience can earn credit toward your degree plan at George Fox University, an Oregon school with an online Project Management bachelor's. You need a high school diploma or GED and a 2.0 transferable GPA. The 90-credit route costs $499 per semester credit, and a separate 120-credit option is also available.

Why it ranks #5: 82% of its transfer students earn a degree within eight years (higher than 6 other colleges on this list) and its rate is $420 per credit for out-of-state students (lower than 5 other colleges on this list).

Public health is the focus at San Diego State, where the completion degree asks for 60 transferable units, the listed CSU requirements and a GPA of at least 2.9. Coursework is online and covers epidemiology, statistics, environmental health and health services administration. You also complete a preapproved international experience on cross-cultural public health issues.

Why it ranks #6: 83% of its transfer students earn a degree within eight years (higher than 7 other colleges on this list) and its rate is $420 per credit for out-of-state students (lower than 5 other colleges on this list).

San Jose State's online Anthropology BA runs eight-week courses across five terms each year. You need at least 60 transferable semester units, the four required CSU general education courses at C- or better, and a 2.0 overall GPA. Up to 70 community college units can transfer, and counselors give unofficial transcript reviews before you apply.

Why it ranks #7: 59% of its transfer students earn a degree within eight years (higher than 3 other colleges on this list) and it accepts up to 100 transfer credits (the highest on this list).

Up to 100 semester units can transfer into California Baptist University's online Public Administration BA, which lists 48 units of public administration study. Courses are asynchronous in eight-week sessions. The advertised 16-month plan assumes full-time study and finished general education and electives, and CBU gives you a degree review from your official transcripts.

Why it ranks #8: 83% of its transfer students earn a degree within eight years (higher than 7 other colleges on this list) and its online rate is $500 per credit for out-of-state students (lower than 2 other colleges on this list).

Cal State Fullerton's Professional Business degree is a cohort program with guaranteed seats, eight-week online sessions and two courses per semester at the regular pace. Entry takes 60 transferable units, a 2.50 GPA and four of seven lower-division business core courses done with a C or higher. Tuition is $500 per unit, or $1,500 per class.

Why it ranks #9: Its online rate is $296 per credit for out-of-state students (the lowest on this list) and 85% of its transfer students earn a degree within eight years (the highest on this list).

Quarter credits count here too: the National University of Natural Medicine accepts 55 semester credits or 85 quarter credits from a regionally accredited college. Its Integrative Health Sciences bachelor's is built for transfer students with two years done. It runs two years with mostly asynchronous instruction and totals 97 credits at $296 per credit.

Why it ranks #10: Its graduates earn a median $99,735 a year (the highest on this list) and 87% of its undergraduates study fully online (higher than 8 other colleges on this list).

Start with the arithmetic at City University of Seattle, a Washington school. The General Studies BS totals 180 credits and up to 135 can transfer in, which leaves as few as 45 to take there at $515 per credit. Getting in means applying and sending official transcripts from every institution you attended before.