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PA programs
in Hawaii.

Hawaii has Hawai‘i Pacific University’s PA program and the Kona campus of University of Washington MEDEX Northwest. The Kona option is a campus of the Washington sponsor, not a second independently accredited Hawaii institution.

Program and cost sources checked November 12, 2026.

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Program locations and accreditation are checked against official sources. Prices retain their published scope and year; estimates and incomplete totals are identified instead of silently filling gaps.

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University of Washington MEDEX Northwest - Kona ↗

Kona · Campus of University of Washington
Probation (F)
Full-program tuition · estimate
$92,338 all students
Published estimate for summer 2027; increase anticipated · Planning estimate

The source displays $92,338 for nine quarters but warns that tuition is expected to increase for June 2027 entrants. UW fees, equipment, travel, insurance and living expenses are additional. Accreditation belongs to the University of Washington sponsor.

Make the numbers comparable

What is the cheapest PA school in Hawaii?

Compare the exact cohort at Hawai‘i Pacific with MEDEX’s published estimate. Add island-specific housing, required in-person travel and clinical-placement expenses before choosing a lower-cost option.

These are verified published cost entries, not a definitive statewide cheapest-school ranking. Coverage, rate years and included charges vary. Fees, housing, insurance and clinical travel can change the final comparison.

Published full-program tuition

ProgramPublished costRate / cohort
Hawai‘i Pacific University$121,044 all students2026–2027 admitted cohort; January 2027 start

Tables are ordered by resident or flat cost where available. Nonresident amounts are shown alongside. Open a program’s source to confirm the rate for your entering class.

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Distinguish hybrid study from a local campus

Hawai‘i Pacific’s program and MEDEX Kona have different delivery arrangements. Confirm when and where you must attend in person and which clinical locations are available to your cohort.

Plan travel as a separate budget line

MEDEX lists travel outside the assigned campus, including orientation requirements. A university tuition figure does not establish that flights, temporary housing or local transportation are included.

Why does Hawaii show a University of Washington program?

MEDEX identifies Kona, Hawaii as one of its teaching campuses. Accreditation belongs to the University of Washington sponsor, shown under Washington on the ARC-PA roster.

Does Hawai‘i Pacific charge the same tuition for both years?

Its tuition page says tuition is fixed by entering cohort; fees may change annually. Match the annual cost table to your entering year rather than using a different cohort’s tuition.

Sources you can check

Accreditation and state placement use the current ARC-PA roster, with program sites for campus details. Each cost card links to its university source. “Verified” means the displayed amount and scope were located in an official source on the review date; it does not mean the rate applies to every future entering class.

Tuition-only and tuition-plus-fees totals stay separate. Annual and per-term figures are not treated as full-program totals. Calculated estimates are labelled and excluded from full-program sorts. “Not verified” means a reliable comparable amount was not established, not that a program is free.

Continued, Provisional and Probation are accreditation statuses; applicant programs are not yet accredited. “F” identifies a focused visit. Program-specific cost and accreditation details here reflect this state review; the national directory and paid comparison dataset retain their separately dated snapshots.

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