2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

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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.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general multi-/interdisciplinary studies programs and 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree individualized major students.

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

#1

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$6,724 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. ASU - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 20 masters’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Full Arizona State University - Skysong 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 3 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 15 masters’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Oklahoma General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#3

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 21 masters’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed 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 ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at ASU - Tempe

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

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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