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

5 Ranked Colleges
275 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biology Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Biology Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

General Biology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 102,043 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, general biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,233 and had an average of $23,964 in loans still to pay off.

Across Hawaii, there were 275 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,000 and $20,515 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biology Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general biology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general biology 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Biology Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Biology Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for General Biology in Hawaii (With Aid)

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Biology 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. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 159 ’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Biology Schools in Hawaii” ranking. It costs about $15,030 for Hawaii Biology students with aid per year to attend UH 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Hilo. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biology Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid. University of Hawaii at Hilo is located in Hilo, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 ’s biology degrees to qualified students.

UH Hilo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Biology Schools in Hawaii” list. The yearly cost to attend UH Hilo is $13,885 for Hawaii Biology students with aid.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Hawaii. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid list. Brigham Young University - Hawaii is a small school located in Laie, Hawaii that handed out 29 ’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU - H not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Biology Schools in Hawaii” list. The yearly cost to attend BYU - H is $14,051 for Hawaii Biology students with aid.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chaminade University of Honolulu. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biology Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 23 degrees to qualified ’s biology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chaminade University of Honolulu, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Biology Schools in Hawaii” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Chaminade University of Honolulu is $25,075 for Hawaii Biology students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#5

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Pacific University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 32 ’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Hawaii Pacific University also made our “Best General Biology Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Hawaii Pacific University is $27,508 for Hawaii Biology students with aid.

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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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