2022 Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Virginia, there were 76 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,400 and $25,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

#1

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$76,460 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s interdisciplinary studies students in 2019-2020.

VCU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Interdisciplinary Studies at VCU

#2

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

$15,225 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Mennonite University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k. Eastern Mennonite is a small school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia that handed out 4 masters’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Mennonite not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Mennonite University are $15,225, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Interdisciplinary Studies at Eastern Mennonite University

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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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