2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

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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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree individualized major students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (With Aid)

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.

UA also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Alabama General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#2

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 1 doctorate’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970.

Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Louisiana State University

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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