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2022 Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Hawaii (With Aid)

10 Ranked Colleges
1,954 Degrees Awarded
$10,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid” 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts general studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts general studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for hawaii liberal arts students with aid.

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies 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 Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 477 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Kapiolani CC also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $6,368 for hawaii liberal arts students with aid per year to attend Kapiolani Community College.

Full Kapiolani Community College Liberal Arts General Studies 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 Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Pearl City, Hawaii, this medium-sized public school handed out 532 diplomas to qualified ’s liberal arts students 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 estimated yearly cost for Leeward CC is $7,657 for Hawaii Liberal Arts students with aid.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Leeward Community College

#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 Getting Aid. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this small public school awarded 97 diplomas to qualified ’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

Honolulu CC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Honolulu Community College is $8,238 for Hawaii Liberal Arts students with aid.

Full Honolulu CC Liberal Arts General Studies Report

#4

Windward Community College

Kaneohe, Hawaii

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Windward Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Windward CC is a small school located in Kaneohe, Hawaii that handed out 194 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Windward CC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” list. It costs about $9,785 for Hawaii Liberal Arts students with aid per year to attend Windward CC.

Full Windward Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report

#5

Kauai Community College

Lihue, Hawaii

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kauai Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid list. Kauai Community College 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 also took the #5 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Kauai CC is $9,544 for Hawaii Liberal Arts students with aid.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Kauai Community College

University of Hawaii Maui College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Kahului, Hawaii, and it awarded 239 ’s liberal arts 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 General Studies Schools in Hawaii” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Hawaii Maui College is $9,816 for Hawaii Liberal Arts students with aid.

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Hawaii Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid ranking. Hawaii Community College is located in Hilo, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 186 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hawaii CC, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hawaii CC is $11,430 for Hawaii Liberal Arts students with aid.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Hawaii Community College

With a ranking of #8, Brigham Young University - Hawaii did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid list. Laie, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 61 students 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 $14,051 for hawaii liberal arts students with aid.

Full BYU - H Liberal Arts General Studies Report

University of Hawaii - West Oahu ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid list. UH West Oahu is a small school located in Kapolei, Hawaii that handed out 30 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UH West Oahu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” list. The yearly cost to attend UH West Oahu is $13,331 for hawaii liberal arts students with aid.

Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at UH West Oahu

#10

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also took the #7 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH Manoa is $15,030 for hawaii liberal arts students with aid.

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%.

Full UH Manoa 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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