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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

4 Ranked Colleges
480 Degrees Awarded
$12,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Interdisciplinary Studies is the 109th most popular major in the country with 8,442 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, interdisciplinary studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,088 and had an average of $25,192 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 522 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,150 and $23,542 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 480 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in interdisciplinary studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent interdisciplinary studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Brown is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 32 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Brown University is $201 for new england region bachelor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#2

Colby College

Waterville, Maine
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colby College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Waterville, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, Colby has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $2,335 for new england region bachelor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Colby.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#3

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fitchburg State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Fitchburg State University is a medium-sized school located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts that handed out 105 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Fitchburg State also made our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $11,770 for new england region bachelor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Fitchburg State.

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#4

Colby - Sawyer College

New London, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colby - Sawyer College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in New London, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies students in 2019-2020.

Colby - Sawyer did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Colby - Sawyer College is $23,145 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Interdisciplinary Studies at Colby - Sawyer College

#5

Cambridge College

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cambridge College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, Cambridge College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $26,993 for new england region bachelor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Cambridge College.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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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%.

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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