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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 the Southeast region, there were 4,140 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 75 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general multi-/interdisciplinary studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$28,657 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 14 masters’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama

#3 in overall quality

$13,860 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Alabama. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Florence, Alabama, and it awarded 17 masters’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

UNA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Alabama are $13,860.

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#4

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

#4 in overall quality

$24,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Georgia State University is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 16 masters’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

$15,225 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Mennonite University landed the #5 spot on the list. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s individualized major degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Eastern Mennonite did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Mennonite are $15,225, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Eastern Mennonite University

• Best Value Master’s 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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