Ranked #32 in popularity, other multi/interdisciplinary studies is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for other multi/interdisciplinary studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 158 degrees in other multi/interdisciplinary studies annually.
Choosing a Great Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies School
The other interdisciplinary studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 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 Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies in Illinois
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the other interdisciplinary studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Illinois Schools in Other Interdisciplinary Studies
It is hard to beat Eastern Illinois University if you want to pursue a degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies. Located in the remote town of Charleston, EIU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 52nd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 41 other multi/interdisciplinary studies students who graduated with this degree at EIU in the most recent data year. Those other multi/interdisciplinary studies students who get their degree from Eastern Illinois University earn $7,610 more than the average other interdisciplinary studies grad.
It is hard to beat National Louis University if you want to pursue a degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. This university ranks 12th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 68 other multi/interdisciplinary studies students who graduated with this degree at NLU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the other interdisciplinary studies program state that they receive average early career income of $38,765.
Columbia College Chicago is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #212 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great college overall.
There were roughly 11 other multi/interdisciplinary studies students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the other interdisciplinary studies program make around $25,999 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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The other interdisciplinary studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
