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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
614 Degrees Awarded
$14,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” 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.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 614 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 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 For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NWTC also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is $10,340 for associate degree individualized major students with aid.

Full Northeast Wisconsin Technical College General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota West Community and Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Granite Falls, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.

Minnesota West also made our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $11,952 for associate degree individualized major students with aid per year to attend Minnesota West.

Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Minnesota West Community and Technical College

#3

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Milwaukee Area Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. MATC is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MATC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College is $9,076 for associate degree individualized major students with aid.

Full Milwaukee Area Technical College General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Rexburg, Idaho, and it awarded 12 associates’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU - I, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Brigham Young University - Idaho is $7,167 for associate degree individualized major students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Arkansas University Tech. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. SAU Tech is a small public school situated in Camden, Arkansas. It awarded 38 associates’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree individualized major students with aid list, SAU Tech has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Arkansas University Tech is $9,554 for associate degree individualized major students with aid.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at SAU Tech

#6

Geneva College

Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Geneva College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Geneva is a small school located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 associates’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

Geneva not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Geneva College is $19,778 for associate degree individualized major students with aid.

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#7

Hodges University

Naples, Florida
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Hodges University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. International College is located in Naples, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.

International College also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hodges University is $21,577 for associate degree individualized major students with aid.

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#5 in overall quality

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is located in Paul Smiths, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Paul Smith’s College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $23,784 for associate degree individualized major students with aid per year to attend Paul Smith’s College.

Full Paul Smith’s 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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