2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 725 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 91 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general multi-/interdisciplinary studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general multi-/interdisciplinary studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The individualized major school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Geneva College

Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$14,781 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Geneva College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.

Geneva also made our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $14,781 for middle atlantic region associate degree individualized major students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Geneva College.

Full Geneva General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#2

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

Paul Smiths, New York

#2 in overall quality

$20,048 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is a private not-for-profit institution located in Paul Smiths, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Paul Smith’s College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is $20,048 for middle atlantic region associate degree individualized major students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Paul Smith’s College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $30-$48k)

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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