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2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 37,209 people earned their degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies, making the major the 23rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 11,710 other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10,507 other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 48 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other multi/interdisciplinary studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other multi/interdisciplinary studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other multi/interdisciplinary studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree other interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#9 in overall quality

Out of the 48 schools in the Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 345 bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend UT Rio Grande Valley is $2,993 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#2

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Rice also made our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Rice University is $3,437 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The 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. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

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#12 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A & M University - Central Texas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Killeen, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 81 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A & M University - Central Texas, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 861 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #6 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNT is $8,521 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#14 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of North Texas at Dallas is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 168 bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.

UNT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,732 for southwest region bachelor’s degree other interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of North Texas at Dallas.

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#2 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,153 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $11,454 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Texas A&M International University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Laredo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 153 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M International University is $2,261 for southwest region bachelor’s degree other interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Texas Tech University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 351 bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #5 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $12,317 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#22 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 131 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2019-2020.

TWU also took the #22 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas Woman’s University.

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#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 447 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $7,044 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 268 bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.

UH Clear Lake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UH Clear Lake is $4,517 for southwest region bachelor’s degree other interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#12

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

University of Houston ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 304 bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $10,203 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Houston.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#23 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Tyler, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 202 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2019-2020.

UT Tyler also made our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #23. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Tyler is $6,797 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #14, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 229 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Austin is $12,203 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #15, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 197 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend UTEP is $7,092 for southwest region bachelor’s degree other interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#18 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #16. Texas A&M San Antonio is a medium-sized school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 459 bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M San Antonio did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - San Antonio is $9,372 for southwest region bachelor’s degree other interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#17

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, Texas

MSU Texas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #17. MSU Texas is located in Wichita Falls, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 168 bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend MSU Texas is $7,703 for southwest region bachelor’s degree other interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#19 in overall quality

Stephen F Austin State University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 291 bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFASU, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,650 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SFASU.

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#19

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #19, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 544 bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also made our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $11,125 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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University of Houston - Victoria ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Victoria, Texas, this small public school awarded 126 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend UH Victoria is $7,265 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#15 in overall quality

University of Houston - Downtown ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 741 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree other interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, UH Downtown has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH Downtown is $5,065 for southwest region bachelor’s degree other interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#24 in overall quality

With a ranking of #22, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a medium-sized public school situated in Odessa, Texas. It awarded 55 bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree other interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Permian Basin has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is $7,889 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#23

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#10 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 424 students in 2019-2020.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SHSU is $10,561 for southwest region bachelor’s degree other interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#24

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Northeastern State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #24. This medium-sized school is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Northeastern State University is $7,614 for southwest region bachelor’s degree other interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #25, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 116 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree other interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Dallas has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Dallas is $10,857 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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).
  • 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%.

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  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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