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2022 Best Value Geography Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid

2 Ranked Colleges
54 Degrees Awarded
$14,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Geography Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Geography Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,476 people earned their degree in geography, making the major the 144th most popular in the United States.

Across Hawaii, there were 54 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geography. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geography programs and cost less that 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 geography program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Geography Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Geography in Hawaii (With Aid)

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 24 ’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also made our “Best Geography Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for UH Manoa is $15,030 for Hawaii Geography 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%.

Read full report on Geography at University of Hawaii at Manoa

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Hilo landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Hawaii at Hilo is a small public school situated in Hilo, Hawaii. It awarded 30 ’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Hilo, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Geography Schools in Hawaii” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH Hilo is $13,885 for Hawaii Geography students with aid.

Read more about Geography at University of Hawaii at Hilo

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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