Table 2.

Licensed Registered Nurses in Hawai‘i by Educational Preparation

Educational Level	Number of RNs*	Percent	Percent Workforce National** (N=41,018)
Diploma Nursing	877	6.1%	11.0%
Associate Degree	4,732	32.9%	29.0%
Baccalaureate Degree	7,868	54.7%	42.0%
Master's Degree	575	4.0%	17.0%
Doctoral Degree	101	0.7%	2.0%
Missing	230	1.6%	0.0%
Total	14,384	100.0%	100.0%

Data Sources:

^*LeVasseur, 2013²⁶;

^**Budden et, al, 2013²⁷