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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $0-$30k) in New York

7 Ranked Colleges
296 Degrees Awarded
$18,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor's in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies is the 120th most popular major in the country with 8,442 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New York, there were 396 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 296 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,973 and $22,589 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general multi-/interdisciplinary studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general multi-/interdisciplinary studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york bachelor’s degree individualized major students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $0-$30k) in New York

#1

York College

Jamaica, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, York College landed the #1 spot on the list. York is a medium-sized school located in Jamaica, New York that handed out 26 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

York not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. It costs about $1,826 for New York Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend York College.

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#2

Mount Saint Mary College

Newburgh, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Saint Mary College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Newburgh, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.

Mount Saint Mary also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. It costs about $18,634 for New York Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Mount Saint Mary College.

Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Mount Saint Mary College

#3

Touro College

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Touro College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 164 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.

Touro also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Touro is $17,077 for new york bachelor’s degree individualized major students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Full Touro General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#4

Nyack College

Nyack, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nyack College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Nyack, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.

Nyack did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. The estimated yearly cost for Nyack is $15,297 for New York Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Nyack College

#5

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marist College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Poughkeepsie, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 41 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.

Marist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. It costs about $24,034 for New York Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Marist College.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Marist College

#6 in overall quality

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Paul Smiths, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.

Paul Smith’s College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. The yearly cost to attend Paul Smith’s College is $19,804 for new york bachelor’s degree individualized major students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#7

Marymount Manhattan College

New York, New York
#7 in overall quality

Marymount Manhattan College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. MMC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 1 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

MMC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. It costs about $31,561 for New York Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Marymount Manhattan College.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Marymount Manhattan College General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

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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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