2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region
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In 2021-2022, 9,085 people earned their degree in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies, making the major the 94th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 704 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,038 and $47,245 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree individualized major students.
Top 4 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arcadia University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s individualized major students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Arcadia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s individualized major students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Syracuse General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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