2022 Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Southeast region, there were 4,140 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,473 and $25,974 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in interdisciplinary studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 interdisciplinary studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s interdisciplinary studies students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 2 doctorate’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Interdisciplinary Studies at UA

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $30-$48k)

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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