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by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 9,114 people earned their degree in interdisciplinary studies, making the major the 86th most popular in the United States. In , interdisciplinary studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $32,077 and had an average of $24,254 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 704 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,150 and $22,981 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 56 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,642 and $15,171 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in interdisciplinary studies. That schools that top this list have a program in interdisciplinary studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Paul Smiths, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s interdisciplinary studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Interdisciplinary Studies at Paul Smith’s College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Empire State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Saratoga Springs, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 SUNY Empire State College Interdisciplinary Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 associates’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Maryland. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. College of Southern Maryland is located in La Plata, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 associates’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Reading Area Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. RACC is a small public school situated in Reading, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 associates’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Interdisciplinary Studies at Reading Area Community College
Geneva College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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