by our College Data Analytics TeamThere are lots of options to choose from today when trying to decide which school to attend. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Bachelor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Hawaii ranking. You may be surprised that some normally high-priced schools offer very generous financial aid packages to those who qualify.
In This Year's Value Report:
Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Hawaii to determine which ones have the best value Bachelor's Degree programs. Our ranking for the best value schools is based on objective factors. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
To calculate the value of a school in our Best Bachelor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Hawaii ranking, we first consider its average net price of students from families making $0-$30k a year. The net price is the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that that the student receives. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a good education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named University of Hawaii at Manoa the best value (income $0-$30k) school in Hawaii for students working on their bachelor’s degree. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii.
University of Hawaii at Manoa has the honor of being ranked #1 in Hawaii for overall quality on top of being a good value. Students from families who make $0-$30k a year pay an annual average net price of $8,854.
Out of the 5 bachelor’s degree schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Hawaii landed the #2 spot on the list. BYU - H is located in Laie, Hawaii and has a small student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Brigham Young University - Hawaii has the honor of being ranked #2 in Hawaii for overall quality on top of being a good value. Students from families who make $0-$30k a year pay an annual average net price of $10,492.
The quality degree programs at University of Hawaii - West Oahu helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Hawaii. Located in Kapolei, Hawaii, the school is a small public institution.
Not only is University of Hawaii - West Oahu a great value, but it is also ranked #5 in Hawaii for overall quality. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $0-$30k per year is $8,454.
Out of the 5 bachelor’s degree schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Hilo landed the #4 spot on the list. This small public school is located in Hilo, Hawaii.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Hawaii at Hilo is ranked #6 for quality in the state of Hawaii. Students from families who make $0-$30k a year pay an annual average net price of $10,546.
The quality degree programs at Hawaii Pacific University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Hawaii. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Hawaii Pacific University is ranked #4 for quality in the state of Hawaii. Students from families who make $0-$30k a year pay an annual average net price of $27,908.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.