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2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
1,816 Degrees Awarded
$9,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Liberal Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 365,980 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Hawaii, there were 1,816 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts in Hawaii (With Aid)

#1

Kapiolani Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kapiolani Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid. Kapiolani CC is a medium-sized public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 477 ’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Kapiolani CC also made our “Best Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Kapiolani CC is $6,368 for Hawaii Liberal Studies students with aid.

Full Kapiolani CC Liberal Arts Report

#2

Leeward Community College

Pearl City, Hawaii

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Leeward Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid list. Pearl City, Hawaii is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal studies degrees to 532 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Leeward CC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii” ranking. It costs about $7,657 for hawaii liberal studies students with aid per year to attend Leeward CC.

Read more about Liberal Arts at Leeward CC

#3

Honolulu Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Honolulu Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid list. Honolulu Community College is a small public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 97 ’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our hawaii liberal studies students with aid list, Honolulu CC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Honolulu Community College is $8,238 for hawaii liberal studies students with aid.

Full Honolulu Community College Liberal Arts Report

#4

Windward Community College

Kaneohe, Hawaii

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Windward Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid. Kaneohe, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal studies degrees to 194 students in 2019-2020.

Windward CC also made our “Best Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $9,785 for hawaii liberal studies students with aid per year to attend Windward Community College.

Full Windward CC Liberal Arts Report

#5

Kauai Community College

Lihue, Hawaii

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kauai Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid. Kauai CC is a small public school situated in Lihue, Hawaii. It awarded 46 ’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our hawaii liberal studies students with aid list, Kauai CC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Kauai Community College is $9,544 for Hawaii Liberal Studies students with aid.

Full Kauai CC Liberal Arts Report

University of Hawaii Maui College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Kahului, Hawaii, and it awarded 239 ’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Maui College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Hawaii Maui College is $9,816 for Hawaii Liberal Studies students with aid.

Read more about Liberal Arts at UH Maui College

Hawaii Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Hilo, Hawaii, this small public school awarded 186 diplomas to qualified ’s liberal studies students in 2019-2020.

Hawaii CC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii” list. The yearly cost to attend Hawaii CC is $11,430 for hawaii liberal studies students with aid.

Read more about Liberal Arts at Hawaii Community College

University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid ranking. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal studies degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii” list. It costs about $15,030 for hawaii liberal studies students with aid per year to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at University of Hawaii at Manoa

Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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