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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Hawaii

8 Ranked Colleges
1,871 Degrees Awarded
$9,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Hawaii

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Arts Schools for an Associate in Hawaii” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,871 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,032 and $14,475 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Hawaii” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered 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.

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 for an Associate in Hawaii

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Hawaii.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Hawaii

#1

Windward Community College

Kaneohe, Hawaii

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Windward Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Hawaii list. Windward CC is a small school located in Kaneohe, Hawaii that handed out 194 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Windward CC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii” list. The estimated yearly cost for Windward Community College is $9,785 for hawaii associate degree liberal arts students.

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#2

Leeward Community College

Pearl City, Hawaii

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Leeward Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Hawaii. This medium-sized school is located in Pearl City, Hawaii, and it awarded 532 associates’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 Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii” list. It costs about $7,657 for hawaii associate degree liberal arts students per year to attend Leeward Community College.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Hilo, Hawaii, this small public school awarded 186 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

Hawaii CC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii” list. It costs about $11,430 for Hawaii Associate Degree Liberal Arts students per year to attend Hawaii Community College.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Hawaii. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Hawaii list. Brigham Young University - Hawaii is located in Laie, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 55 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

BYU - H also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $14,051 for hawaii associate degree liberal arts students per year to attend BYU - H.

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#5

Kapiolani Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Kapiolani Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 477 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Kapiolani CC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii” list. The yearly cost to attend Kapiolani Community College is $6,368 for Hawaii Associate Degree Liberal Arts students.

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#6

Honolulu Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Hawaii ranking. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 97 students in 2019-2020.

Honolulu CC also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Honolulu CC is $8,238 for hawaii associate degree liberal arts students.

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#7

Kauai Community College

Lihue, Hawaii

Kauai Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Hawaii ranking, coming in at #7. Kauai Community College is a small public school situated in Lihue, Hawaii. It awarded 46 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

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

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With a ranking of #8, University of Hawaii Maui College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Hawaii list. Located in Kahului, Hawaii, this small public school awarded 239 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

UH Maui College also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for University of Hawaii Maui College is $9,816 for Hawaii Associate Degree Liberal Arts students.

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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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