If you plan on getting your master's degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #77 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for other multi/interdisciplinary studies students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 630 master's degrees in other multi/interdisciplinary studies to qualified students.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to other multi/interdisciplinary studies students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - How many other other multi/interdisciplinary studies students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How much debt other multi/interdisciplinary studies students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other multi/interdisciplinary studies related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for other multi/interdisciplinary studies students working on their master's degree.
The other interdisciplinary studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master's Degree Schools in Maryland.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies in Maryland
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies.
Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in Other Interdisciplinary Studies
It is difficult to beat University of Maryland - College Park if you wish to pursue a master's degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Master's students who receive their degree from the other interdisciplinary studies program earn about $73,907 in the first couple years of their career.
Every student who is interested in a master's degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies has to take a look at University of Maryland - Baltimore County. UMBC is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Baltimore.
Those other multi/interdisciplinary studies students who get their master's degree from University of Maryland - Baltimore County receive $4,952 more than the typical other interdisciplinary studies graduate.
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Related Rankings by Major
One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
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).
