2025 Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor's Degree Schools

Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #79 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 196 doctor's degrees in other multi/interdisciplinary studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor'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 doctor'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 easy is it for other multi/interdisciplinary studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other multi/interdisciplinary studies related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Other Interdisciplinary Studies

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

10 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies has to look into University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in other multi/interdisciplinary studies from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

California Institute of Integral Studies
San Francisco, CA

13 Annual Graduates

$74,953 Median Starting Salary

California Institute of Integral Studies is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies. Located in the city of San Francisco, CIIS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Doctorate graduates who receive their degree from the other interdisciplinary studies program make about $74,953 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a doctorate in other multi/interdisciplinary studies from California Institute of Integral Studies

Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies by Region

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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.

Other Interdisciplinary Studies Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	196

Majors Similar to Other Interdisciplinary Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nutrition Science	178
Behavioral Science	150
Computational Science	91
Biological & Physical Science	83
Cognitive Science	76
Interdisciplinary Studies	71
Geography and Environmental Studies	52
Sustainability Science	50
Systems Theory	41
Cultural Studies & Analysis	29

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 Cats' photos. More about our data sources and methodologies.