2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in Hawaii

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Education Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across Hawaii, there were 65 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,100 and $20,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,195 and $40,792 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general education programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for hawaii master’s degree education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in Hawaii

#1

University of Hawaii at Hilo

Hilo, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$27,062 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$60,623 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Hilo landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Hilo, Hawaii, and it awarded 11 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Hilo also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Hilo are $27,062, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Education at UH Hilo

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k)

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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