2025 Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #63 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 342 bachelor's degrees in interdisciplinary studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to interdisciplinary studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other interdisciplinary studies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt interdisciplinary studies students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized interdisciplinary studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for interdisciplinary studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The interdisciplinary studies 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 the Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Interdisciplinary Studies in the New England Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for interdisciplinary studies students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top New England Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Interdisciplinary Studies

1

Brown University
Providence, RI

20 Annual Graduates

Brown University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence.More information about a bachelor’s in interdisciplinary studies from Brown University

2

Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, MA

35 Annual Graduates

$39,530 Median Starting Salary

$17,579 Median Student Debt

Fitchburg State University is a good choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the interdisciplinary studies program at Fitchburg State University get $8,264 more than the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a bachelor’s in interdisciplinary studies from Fitchburg State University

Best Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best interdisciplinary studies colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	238	137
Connecticut	183	240
New Hampshire	157	15
Rhode Island	157	26
Maine	156	7
Vermont	155	3

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Interdisciplinary Studies Related Rankings by Major

One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Interdisciplinary Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Interdisciplinary Studies Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies	342

Most Popular Majors Related to Interdisciplinary Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	812
International Studies	296
Nutrition Science	272
Cognitive Science	180
Data Science	152
Geography and Environmental Studies	112
Systems Theory	92
Biopsychology	92
Data Analytics	88
Sustainability Science	86

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to UTDallas. More about our data sources and methodologies.