2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Anthropology Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Anthropology is the 77th most popular major in the country with 12,008 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, anthropology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $24,661 and had an average of $23,289 in loans still to pay off.

Across Hawaii, there were 51 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $23,063 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in anthropology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great anthropology 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 anthropology 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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Best Value Anthropology Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Anthropology Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Anthropology (Income $75-$110k) in Hawaii

#1

University of Hawaii at Hilo

Hilo, Hawaii

#2 in overall quality

$17,139 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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Hilo, Hawaii, this small public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified ’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Hilo, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Anthropology Schools in Hawaii” ranking. It costs about $17,139 for Hawaii Anthropology students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Hawaii at Hilo.

Full UH Hilo Anthropology Report

#2

Brigham Young University - Hawaii

Laie, Hawaii

#3 in overall quality

$16,504 Average Net Price

$26,425 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Hawaii. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Laie, Hawaii, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified ’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.

BYU - H also made our “Best Anthropology Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $16,504 for hawaii anthropology students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Brigham Young University - Hawaii.

Read more about Anthropology at BYU - H

#3

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$18,547 Average Net Price

$42,348 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools in Hawaii For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified ’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also took the #1 spot in our “Best Anthropology Schools in Hawaii” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UH Manoa is $18,547 for Hawaii Anthropology students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low 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%.

Read full report on Anthropology at University of Hawaii at Manoa

• Best Value Colleges for Anthropology (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Colleges for Anthropology (Income $75-$110k)

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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