by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Hawaii” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 354,866 liberal arts students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country.
Across Hawaii, there were 1,717 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Hawaii” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their liberal arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for hawaii liberal studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Windward Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Hawaii list. Located in Kaneohe, Hawaii, this small public school awarded 146 degrees to qualified ’s liberal studies students in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Leeward Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Hawaii. Pearl City, Hawaii is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal studies degrees to 621 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kapiolani Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Hawaii. Kapiolani Community College is a medium-sized school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 423 ’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii Maui College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Hawaii. Located in Kahului, Hawaii, this small public school handed out 184 degrees to qualified ’s liberal studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Hilo, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal studies degrees to 170 students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #6, Kauai Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Hawaii list. Lihue, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal studies degrees to 64 students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #7, Honolulu Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Hawaii list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this small public school awarded 68 diplomas to qualified ’s liberal studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Hawaii ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 40 ’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Hawaii at Hilo ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Hawaii list. UH Hilo is a small school located in Hilo, Hawaii that handed out 1 ’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad 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%.
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