2025 Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #63 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for interdisciplinary studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 145 bachelor's degrees in interdisciplinary studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on interdisciplinary studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of interdisciplinary studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for interdisciplinary studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized interdisciplinary studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for interdisciplinary studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Interdisciplinary Studies Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Interdisciplinary Studies in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Interdisciplinary Studies

1

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

37 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Iowa if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies. Iowa is a very large public university located in the city of Iowa City.More information about a bachelor’s in interdisciplinary studies from University of Iowa

2

Park University
Parkville, MO

68 Annual Graduates

$50,454 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies needs to look into Park University. Located in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

Soon after graduation, interdisciplinary studies bachelor's recipients typically make an average of $50,454 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in interdisciplinary studies from Park University

Best Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best interdisciplinary studies colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	228	60
Minnesota	215	7
Iowa	197	18
Kansas	184	3
Nebraska	180	7
North Dakota	149	0
South Dakota	148	12

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Rankings in Majors Related to Interdisciplinary Studies

Interdisciplinary Studies is one of 51 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Interdisciplinary Studies Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies	145

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1,451
Behavioral Science	418
International Studies	331
Nutrition Science	250
Data Analytics	140
Human Biology	132
Natural Sciences	130
Data Science	109
Geography and Environmental Studies	86
Cognitive Science	79

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to UTDallas. More about our data sources and methodologies.