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2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k

10 Ranked Colleges
1,954 Degrees Awarded
$9,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 559,661 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies is the 1st most popular major in the United States. 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 $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts general studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts general studies programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for hawaii liberal arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k list. Kapiolani CC is a medium-sized school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 477 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kapiolani CC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kapiolani Community College is $6,422 for Hawaii Liberal Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

Leeward Community College

Pearl City, Hawaii

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Leeward Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Pearl City, Hawaii, and it awarded 532 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Leeward CC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” list. It costs about $7,183 for hawaii liberal arts students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Leeward Community College.

Full Leeward CC Liberal Arts General Studies Report

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k. Kaneohe, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 194 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Windward CC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Windward Community College is $9,177 for hawaii liberal arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k. Honolulu Community College is a small school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 97 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our hawaii liberal arts students whose families make $30-$48k list, Honolulu CC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” ranking. It costs about $8,398 for Hawaii Liberal Arts students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Honolulu CC.

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#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 Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k. Kauai CC is located in Lihue, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 46 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

Kauai CC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” list. The yearly cost to attend Kauai Community College is $8,325 for Hawaii Liberal Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

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University of Hawaii Maui College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Kahului, Hawaii, this small public school handed out 239 diplomas to qualified ’s liberal arts students 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 General Studies Schools in Hawaii” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Hawaii Maui College is $9,255 for Hawaii Liberal Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

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Brigham Young University - Hawaii came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. BYU - H is a small school located in Laie, Hawaii that handed out 61 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU - H also took the #8 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Brigham Young University - Hawaii is $11,282 for Hawaii Liberal Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k list. UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” ranking. It costs about $12,540 for Hawaii Liberal Arts students whose families make $30-$48k 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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Hawaii Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Hilo, Hawaii, this small public school handed out 186 degrees to qualified ’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

Hawaii CC also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Hawaii Community College is $11,166 for hawaii liberal arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

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University of Hawaii - West Oahu ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k list. Kapolei, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

UH West Oahu not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Hawaii - West Oahu is $10,606 for hawaii liberal arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full University of Hawaii - West Oahu Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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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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