2023 Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Interdisciplinary Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 9,074 people earned their degree in interdisciplinary studies, making the major the 86th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, interdisciplinary studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,077 and had an average of $27,069 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 258 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,928 and $22,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 107 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Interdisciplinary Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in interdisciplinary studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great interdisciplinary studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the interdisciplinary studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Interdisciplinary Studies for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree vets studying interdisciplinary studies.

Top 3 Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

1

Park University
Parkville, Missouri

5 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Interdisciplinary Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Parkville, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 55 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.

Park University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Park University supports 10,165 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,501. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Park University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Park University]](/colleges/park-university/student-life/veterans/)

2

Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, Minnesota

331 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Interdisciplinary Studies for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Minnesota State Mankato also made our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Minnesota State University - Mankato supports 14,761 students, and 331 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 147 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,814. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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

Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Veteran Student Life Report

3

Minnesota State University - Moorhead
Moorhead, Minnesota

99 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

$3,920 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Interdisciplinary Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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.Among the 5,547 students enrolled at Minnesota State University - Moorhead, 99 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,920. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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

[Read full report on veteran student life at Minnesota State University - Moorhead]](/colleges/minnesota-state-university-moorhead/student-life/veterans/)

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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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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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