2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science in Hawaii

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in Hawaii” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 46,740 people earned their degree in political science, making the major the 14th most popular in the United States.

Across Hawaii, there were 129 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 116 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,142 and $24,022 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in Hawaii” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in political science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality political science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the political science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in Hawaii

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in Hawaii.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science in Hawaii

#1

Brigham Young University - Hawaii

Laie, Hawaii

#2 in overall quality

$14,051 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Hawaii landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Laie, Hawaii, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU - H also made our “Best Political Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Brigham Young University - Hawaii is $14,051 for hawaii bachelor’s degree poly sci students.

Read full report on Political Science at Brigham Young University - Hawaii

#2

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$15,030 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s poly sci degrees 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 Political Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” ranking. It costs about $15,030 for Hawaii Bachelor’s Degree Poly Sci students per year to attend UH Manoa.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Political Science Report

#3

University of Hawaii at Hilo

Hilo, Hawaii

#3 in overall quality

$13,885 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Hilo. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in Hawaii list. Located in Hilo, Hawaii, this small public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s poly sci students in 2019-2020.

UH Hilo also made our “Best Political Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend University of Hawaii at Hilo is $13,885 for Hawaii Bachelor’s Degree Poly Sci students.

Read full report on Political Science at UH Hilo

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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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