2023 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Hawaii
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 556,813 liberal arts general studies students received their degree, making the major the 1st most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.
Across Hawaii, there were 2,024 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,350 and $16,891 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 82 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,385 and $28,544 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts general studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts general studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for hawaii bachelor’s degree vets studying liberal arts.
Top 2 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Hawaii
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list.Of the 18,025 students enrolled at University of Hawaii at Manoa, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,153. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Hawaii at Manoa does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 veteran student life at UH Manoa]](/colleges/university-of-hawaii-at-manoa/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii - West Oahu landed the #2 spot on the list. UH West Oahu is a small school located in Kapolei, Hawaii that handed out 26 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
UH West Oahu also took the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Hawaii - West Oahu supports 3,168 students, and 440 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 307 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,652. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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