2026 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools in Hawaii
[Women's Studies](/majors/ethnic-cultural-gender-studies/ethnic-studies/womens-studies/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong women's studies education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for women’s studies students.
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2026 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools in Hawaii
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in women’s studies, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Women’s Studies Schools
Leading the list is University Of Hawaii At Hilo, our #1 best value for women's studies in Hawaii. Set in the town of Hilo, University Of Hawaii At Hilo is a mid-sized public institution. Students from in state pay about $7,838 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $20,798. Women's Studies graduates carry a median of $22,615 in student loans. Early-career women's studies graduates make about $48,141. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 61%.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of Hawaii At Manoa earned it the #2 place for women's studies. University Of Hawaii At Manoa is a very large public school located in the city of Honolulu. Students from in state pay about $12,186 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $34,218. Women's Studies graduates carry a median of $20,250 in student loans. Early-career women's studies graduates make about $20,109. That is a strong return on a $20,250 median debt. Roughly 87% of applicants are accepted.
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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