The 10 best colleges to attend if you love the beach

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Who wouldn't want to go to these colleges? Waikiki Beach, near the University of Hawaii at Manoa, pictured.

Finding a college that offers rigorous coursework at an affordable price which yields a competitive future earnings is hard enough. Add close proximity to the beach, and your options are limited.

Money.com did just that, and pegged the best US colleges for people who love the beach.

The ranking started out with the same analysis of colleges as the main list "The best colleges for your money," evaluating them on 27 factors within three broad categories: educational quality, affordability, and alumni success. Money.com analyzed data on student loans and median career earnings on students with business majors five years after graduation. See the full methodology here.

The site then whittled the list to just those with easy beach access, setting parameters that only five schools from one state (sorry, California) and one school per city could make the list.

Take a look below to see the best colleges if you love the beach.