2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k

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Geography & Cartography is the 107th most popular major in the country with 8,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, geography and cartography graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,126 and had an average of $23,577 in loans still to pay off.

Across Hawaii, there were 54 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,142 and $24,022 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in geography and cartography. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geography and cartography programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geography and cartography 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 Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for hawaii bachelor’s degree geography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $48-$75k) in Hawaii

#1

University of Hawaii at Hilo

Hilo, Hawaii

#2 in overall quality

$14,634 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Hilo landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Hilo, Hawaii, this small public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2019-2020.

UH Hilo also took the #2 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” ranking. It costs about $14,634 for hawaii bachelor’s degree geography students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UH Hilo.

Full University of Hawaii at Hilo Geography & Cartography Report

#2

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$15,372 Average Net Price

$36,141 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #2 spot on the list. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” ranking. It costs about $15,372 for hawaii bachelor’s degree geography students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UH Manoa Geography & Cartography Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $48-$75k)

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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