by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Interdisciplinary Studies is the 86th most popular major in the country with 9,114 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. 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 Plains States region, there were 312 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,928 and $22,500 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 65 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,161 and $15,228 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in interdisciplinary studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in interdisciplinary studies.
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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 Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethlehem College & Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Bethlehem College & Seminary is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 2 associates’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Divine Word College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Epworth, Iowa, and it awarded 0 associates’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anoka-Ramsey Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 associates’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Bellevue University is located in Bellevue, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 25 associates’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Dakota Technical Institute. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region. Western Dakota Technical Institute is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #6, Mitchell Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Mitchell Technical College is a small public school situated in Mitchell, South Dakota. It awarded 1 associates’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #7, Butler Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Butler Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in El Dorado, Kansas. It awarded 3 associates’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Minnesota West Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Granite Falls, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s interdisciplinary studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #9, Southeast Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Sioux Falls, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
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Riverland Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Austin, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 associates’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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