2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Southwest region, there were 1,301 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 56 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The individualized major school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s individualized major degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ASU - Tempe General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#2

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Norman, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$23,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s individualized major degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236.

Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#2

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$6,724 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Arizona State University - Skysong

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (With Aid)

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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