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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Interdisciplinary Studies (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

9 Ranked Colleges
382 Degrees Awarded
$19,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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 Great Lakes region, there were 547 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,300 and $21,860 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 382 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in interdisciplinary studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great interdisciplinary studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the interdisciplinary studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Interdisciplinary Studies (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Purdue University Northwest

Hammond, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University Northwest. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. Hammond, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Purdue Northwest not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $11,250 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Purdue Northwest.

Read full report on Interdisciplinary Studies at Purdue Northwest

#2

Indiana University - East

Richmond, Indiana
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - East landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Richmond, Indiana, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

IU East not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Indiana University - East is $7,722 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Interdisciplinary Studies at IU East

#3

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Toledo. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Toledo, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to 144 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make more than $110k list, University of Toledo has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Toledo is $17,630 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make more than $110k.

Full University of Toledo Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Flint landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Flint, Michigan, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Flint also took the #5 spot in our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $12,734 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Michigan - Flint.

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#5

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make more than $110k list, IU Bloomington has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for IU Bloomington is $13,253 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full Indiana University - Bloomington Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#9 in overall quality

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 8 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

IUPUI also took the #9 spot in our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $11,285 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

Read more about Interdisciplinary Studies at IUPUI

#7

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois

Western Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Western Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Macomb, Illinois. It awarded 2 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make more than $110k list, WIU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend WIU is $16,210 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make more than $110k.

Full WIU Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#3 in overall quality

Grace College and Theological Seminary came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Grace College and Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winona Lake, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Grace College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $20,820 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Grace College.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Interdisciplinary Studies at Grace College

#9

Goshen College

Goshen, Indiana

Goshen College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Goshen, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Goshen also took the #8 spot in our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Goshen is $19,342 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make more than $110k.

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.

Read full report on Interdisciplinary Studies at Goshen

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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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