2022 Best Value General Education Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Education Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Education is the 28th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Hawaii, there were 65 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Education Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education 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 education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The general education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value General Education Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value General Education Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for hawaii general education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in Hawaii

#1

University of Hawaii - West Oahu

Kapolei, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$10,476 Average Net Price

$37,420 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii - West Oahu landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Hawaii - West Oahu is a public institution located in Kapolei, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 37 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH West Oahu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Education Schools in Hawaii” list. The yearly cost to attend UH West Oahu is $10,476 for hawaii general education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Education at UH West Oahu

#2

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#2 in overall quality

$10,986 Average Net Price

$42,348 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #2 spot on the list. UH Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Schools in Hawaii” list. The yearly cost to attend UH Manoa is $10,986 for Hawaii General Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%.

Read full report on General Education at University of Hawaii at Manoa

#3

University of Hawaii at Hilo

Hilo, Hawaii

#3 in overall quality

$12,045 Average Net Price

$40,679 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Hilo. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Hilo, Hawaii, this small public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified ’s general education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Hilo, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Schools in Hawaii” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH Hilo is $12,045 for Hawaii General Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Education at UH Hilo

• Best Value Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k)

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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