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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$3,234 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,682 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts general studies was the most popular one in Hawaii. In total, 2,024 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Hawaii.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Hawaii to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Hawaii Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Liberal Arts General Studies

Our analysis found University of Hawaii Maui College to be the best value school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a associate degree in Hawaii. Located in the city of Kahului, UH Maui College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UH Maui College are $3,278 a year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at UH Maui College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,684.

UH Maui College also took the #1 spot in our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii rankings.

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#2

Leeward Community College

Pearl City, HI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Leeward Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii list. Located in the suburb of Pearl City, Leeward CC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Leeward CC are $3,209 per year. On average, liberal arts graduates from Leeward CC take out $13,375 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Leeward Community College Report

The excellent associate degree programs at Kapiolani Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in Hawaii. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Kapiolani CC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Kapiolani CC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,284 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, liberal arts majors at Kapiolani CC accumulate an average of around $13,831 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Kapiolani CC is ranked #2 for overall quality for liberal arts in Hawaii.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Kapiolani Community College Report

Out of the 5 schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Hawaii CC is a small public school located in the remote town of Hilo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hawaii CC are $3,204 per year. Liberal Arts majors at Hawaii CC take out an average of $12,876 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Windward Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kaneohe, Windward CC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Windward CC are $3,194 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from Windward CC carry an average student debtload of $13,760.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Windward Community College Report

Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 52,773
Washington 17,408
Oregon 8,599
Nevada 1,679
Alaska 417

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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