Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
382 Degrees Awarded
$10,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 8,442 people earned their degree in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies, making the major the 120th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 547 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 382 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 9 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree individualized major students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Indiana University - Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for IU Bloomington is $6,192 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree individualized major students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Indiana University - Bloomington

#2

Purdue University Northwest

Hammond, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University Northwest. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Purdue University Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Hammond, Indiana that handed out 10 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue Northwest also made our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Purdue Northwest is $8,401 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Purdue Northwest

#3

Indiana University - East

Richmond, Indiana
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - East. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Richmond, Indiana, this small public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.

IU East also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Indiana University - East is $5,002 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree individualized major students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Indiana University - East

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Flint landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Flint is a medium-sized school located in Flint, Michigan that handed out 1 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM Flint, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UM Flint is $9,512 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree individualized major students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at University of Michigan - Flint

#9 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #5 spot on the list. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s individualized major degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

IUPUI also made our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for IUPUI is $6,315 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree individualized major students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

#6

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#2 in overall quality

University of Toledo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. University of Toledo is a public institution located in Toledo, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 144 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $15,153 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree individualized major students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Toledo.

Full University of Toledo General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#3 in overall quality

Grace College and Theological Seminary did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Grace College and Theological Seminary is located in Winona Lake, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grace College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Grace College is $15,373 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree individualized major students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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

#8

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

Western Illinois University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Western Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Macomb, Illinois. It awarded 2 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WIU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend WIU is $14,526 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree individualized major students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Western Illinois University

#9

Goshen College

Goshen, Indiana
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Goshen College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Goshen is a small school located in Goshen, Indiana that handed out 11 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

Goshen also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $15,014 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree individualized major students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Goshen College.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Goshen College General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

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.

Credits

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to UTDallas.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You