2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies is the 120th most popular major in the country with 8,442 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 223 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 16 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general multi-/interdisciplinary studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s.
Top 16 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. UNA is located in Florence, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
UNA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Alabama are $13,860, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s individualized major degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
Missouri State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State University - Springfield are $12,042.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s. ASU - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 20 masters’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Skysong also took the #13 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 15 masters’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Mennonite University landed the #5 spot on the list. Eastern Mennonite University is a small school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia that handed out 4 masters’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
Eastern Mennonite also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Mennonite University are $15,225, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Central Florida landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s ranking. UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree individualized major students list, UCF has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657.
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Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Virginia Commonwealth University is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
VCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Kansas State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s list. K -State is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 2 masters’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.
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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s list. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.
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Antioch University - New England came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Keene, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.
Antioch University - New England not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Antioch University - New England are $24,934, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Southern Utah University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s ranking. Southern Utah University is located in Cedar City, Utah and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
Southern Utah University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Utah University are $24,548.
Full Southern Utah University General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
With a ranking of #12, Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s list. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s individualized major degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree individualized major students list, Wright State University - Main Campus has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Eastern Washington University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Cheney, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.
EWU also made our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at EWU are $28,921, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #14, Georgia State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s list. Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
Georgia State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Syracuse University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s list. Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Syracuse, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714.
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Brown University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s list. Brown University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 3 masters’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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- 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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