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Honolulu, Hawaii has 3 accredited schools offering special education programs, with tuition ranging from $3,214 to $45,798 per year for indexed programs. Honolulu has a population of about 344,967. In Hawaii, the top-earning special education-related role is Special Education Teacher, Preschool at a median $75,120 annually (BLS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer special education programs near Honolulu, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Honolulu city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Honolulu. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University CommissionIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and CollegesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior CollegesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University CommissionIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Hawaii schools on the Hawaii special education page.
Honolulu is part of the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (BLS area code 46520). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Hawaii statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Education Teacher, Kindergarten and Elementary School | $60,940 | HI statewide | $54,901 |
| Special Education Teacher, Middle School | $61,750 | HI statewide | $55,631 |
| Special Education Teacher, Secondary School | $63,370 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $57,090 |
| Special Education Teacher, Preschool | $75,120 | HI statewide | $67,676 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 111.0 (above U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Our directory has 3 accredited schools offering special education programs near Honolulu. The closest is University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu, HI (2.5 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Leeward Community College (10.0 miles). 3 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying special education-related roles near Honolulu are: Special Education Teacher, Preschool ($75,120), Special Education Teacher, Secondary School ($63,370), Special Education Teacher, Middle School ($61,750). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Hawaii statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Honolulu:
Data verified: August 31, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
