2024 Best Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in New York
8Colleges in New York
280Interdisciplinary Studies Degrees Awarded
$32,661Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in interdisciplinary studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #86 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 8 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of interdisciplinary studies. Combined, these schools handed out 280 degrees in interdisciplinary studies to qualified students.
Your choice of interdisciplinary studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for interdisciplinary studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Interdisciplinary Studies Rankings by Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Interdisciplinary Studies in New York
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the interdisciplinary studies degree levels they offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in interdisciplinary studies needs to check out Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy. A Best Colleges rank of #106 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means RPI is a great school overall.
There were roughly 2 interdisciplinary studies students who graduated with this degree at RPI in the most recent data year.
Syracuse University is a good option for students interested in a degree in interdisciplinary studies. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were about 7 interdisciplinary studies students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in interdisciplinary studies needs to check out Marist College. Located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie, Marist is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #382 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Marist is a great college overall.
There were approximately 10 interdisciplinary studies students who graduated with this degree at Marist in the most recent data year. Those interdisciplinary studies students who get their degree from Marist College receive $17,956 more than the typical interdisciplinary studies student.
Touro College is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in interdisciplinary studies. Located in the large city of New York, Touro is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #407 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Touro is a great college overall.
There were about 150 interdisciplinary studies students who graduated with this degree at Touro in the most recent year we have data available. Those interdisciplinary studies students who get their degree from Touro College receive $2,368 more than the typical interdisciplinary studies graduate.
Paul Smith's College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Paul Smiths. This college ranks 1587th out of 2,217 colleges for overall quality nationwide.
There were about 11 interdisciplinary studies students who graduated with this degree at Paul Smith's College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the interdisciplinary studies program report average early career income of $27,595.
Located in the large city of New York, Nyack is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 115th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 16 interdisciplinary studies students who graduated with this degree at Nyack in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, interdisciplinary studies degree recipients typically earn an average of $25,882 in their early careers.
Located in the small city of Newburgh, Mount Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 95th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 8 interdisciplinary studies students who graduated with this degree at Mount Saint Mary in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the interdisciplinary studies program state that they receive average early career earnings of $27,676.
Located in the city of Jamaica, York is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 92nd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 14 interdisciplinary studies students who graduated with this degree at York in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the interdisciplinary studies program make around $27,336 in their early career salary.
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).
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