2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general multi-/interdisciplinary studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree individualized major students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Geneva College

Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$17,272 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Geneva College landed the #1 spot on the list. Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s individualized major degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Geneva did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Geneva College is $17,272 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Individualized Major students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Geneva General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#2

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

Paul Smiths, New York

#2 in overall quality

$22,604 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 $48-$75k list. Paul Smiths, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s individualized major degrees to 11 students 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. It costs about $22,604 for middle atlantic region associate degree individualized major students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science.

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

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $48-$75k)

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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