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2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
1,954 Degrees Awarded
$8,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 559,661 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across Hawaii, there were 1,954 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,263 and $12,498 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts general studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts general studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Hawaii

#1

Kapiolani Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kapiolani Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k list. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 477 students in 2019-2020.

Kapiolani CC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kapiolani Community College is $5,294 for Hawaii Liberal Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#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 Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k list. Leeward Community College is a medium-sized school located in Pearl City, Hawaii that handed out 532 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Leeward CC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” list. The yearly cost to attend Leeward Community College is $6,511 for hawaii liberal arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Honolulu Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Honolulu Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k. Honolulu CC is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 97 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

Honolulu CC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” list. The estimated yearly cost for Honolulu CC is $7,601 for Hawaii Liberal Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k. Kauai Community College is a small public school situated in Lihue, Hawaii. It awarded 46 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Kauai CC also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Kauai Community College is $9,232 for Hawaii Liberal Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Windward Community College

Kaneohe, Hawaii

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Windward Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Windward Community College is a public institution located in Kaneohe, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 194 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Windward CC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” ranking. It costs about $7,887 for hawaii liberal arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Windward Community College.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k list. UH Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 39 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our hawaii liberal arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, UH Manoa has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” ranking. It costs about $10,986 for Hawaii Liberal Arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Hawaii Maui College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Hawaii Maui College is a small public school situated in Kahului, Hawaii. It awarded 239 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Maui College also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend UH Maui College is $9,045 for Hawaii Liberal Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Hawaii - West Oahu did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k list. UH West Oahu is a public institution located in Kapolei, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH West Oahu, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” ranking. It costs about $10,476 for hawaii liberal arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Hawaii - West Oahu.

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Brigham Young University - Hawaii came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Laie, Hawaii, and it awarded 61 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU - H, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” ranking. The yearly cost to attend BYU - H is $9,863 for hawaii liberal arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Hawaii Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Hilo, Hawaii, and it awarded 186 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our hawaii liberal arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, Hawaii CC has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hawaii Community College is $10,901 for Hawaii Liberal Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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