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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$5,134 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,350 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Hawaii to see which ones offered the best value programs for liberal arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in Hawaii

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

Best Hawaii Schools for Affordable Quality in Liberal Arts General Studies

$3,278 Average Tuition & Fees

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 degree in Hawaii. Located in the city of Kahului, UH Maui College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH Maui College are $3,278 per year. After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from UH Maui College carry an average student debtload of $12,083.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UH Maui College is ranked #1 for overall quality for liberal arts in Hawaii.

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#2

Leeward Community College

Pearl City, HI
$3,209 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Leeward Community College is a great value for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the large suburb of Pearl City, Leeward CC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Leeward CC are $3,209 a year. Liberal Arts majors at Leeward CC take out an average of $9,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$3,284 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kapiolani Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii list. Located in the 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. Liberal Arts majors at Kapiolani CC take out an average of $10,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

Kapiolani CC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii list.

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$3,204 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hawaii Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Hawaii list. Hawaii CC is a small public school located in the 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 $10,440 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$3,194 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Windward Community College is a great value for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the suburb of Kaneohe, Windward CC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Windward CC are $3,194 per year. On average, liberal arts graduates from Windward CC take out $11,384 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$7,584 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of Hawaii - West Oahu did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the suburb of Kapolei, UH West Oahu is a public school with a small student population.

UH West Oahu undergraduate students pay an average of $7,584 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at UH West Oahu take out is $20,664.

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$12,186 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts general studies students. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

UH Manoa undergraduate students pay an average of $12,186 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from UH Manoa carry an average student debtload of $21,625.

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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 7 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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