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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
97 Degrees Awarded
$20,875 Avg Student Debt
Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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 Plains States region, there were 166 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $20,875 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 97 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Park University

Parkville, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Park University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Park University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Parkville, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Park University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Park University is $17,144 for plains states region bachelor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Interdisciplinary Studies at Park University

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Moorhead did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $15,002 for plains states region bachelor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend MSU Moorhead.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Full Minnesota State University - Moorhead Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $14,451 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Minnesota State Mankato Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#4

North Central University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Central University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Central University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Central University is $18,389 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Interdisciplinary Studies at North Central University

#5

Chadron State College

Chadron, Nebraska
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chadron State College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Chadron State College is a small school located in Chadron, Nebraska that handed out 8 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Chadron State College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,132 for plains states region bachelor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Chadron State College.

Read more about Interdisciplinary Studies at Chadron State College

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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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