2022 Best Value Colleges for General Music in Hawaii (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Music Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Music is the 68th most popular major in the country with 11,573 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Hawaii, there were 37 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Music Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general music 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 general music program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Music Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid

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

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

#1

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$15,030 Average Net Price

$42,348 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also made our “Best General Music Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend UH Manoa is $15,030 for Hawaii General Music 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 General Music at UH Manoa

#2

University of Hawaii at Hilo

Hilo, Hawaii

#2 in overall quality

$13,885 Average Net Price

$40,679 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Music 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 located in Hilo, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 ’s general music degrees to qualified students.

UH Hilo also made our “Best General Music Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for UH Hilo is $13,885 for Hawaii General Music students with aid.

Full University of Hawaii at Hilo General Music Report

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• Best Value Colleges for General Music (With Aid)

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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