by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Tennessee” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies is the 32nd most popular major in the country with 31,307 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $37,943 and had an average of $23,751 in loans still to pay off.
Across Tennessee, there were 1,098 other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,353 and $20,732 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 973 other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,637 and $23,177 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their other multi/interdisciplinary studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Tennessee” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Tennessee”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lane College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Tennessee list. This small school is located in Jackson, Tennessee, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Tennessee list. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 279 bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Memphis is a public institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 235 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Tennessee list. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 259 bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Freed-Hardeman University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Tennessee list. This small school is located in Henderson, Tennessee, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Belmont University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Tennessee ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Tennessee ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 99 bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Carson - Newman University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Tennessee ranking. Located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Trevecca Nazarene University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Tennessee ranking. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Tusculum University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Greeneville, Tennessee, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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Tennessee Technological University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Tennessee ranking. Tennessee Tech University is a public institution located in Cookeville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Bethel University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Tennessee ranking. Bethel is a small private not-for-profit school situated in McKenzie, Tennessee. It awarded 2 bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Lee University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Tennessee list. Located in Cleveland, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Southern Adventist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #13. Southern Adventist is a small school located in Collegedale, Tennessee that handed out 0 bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Maryville College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Tennessee list. This small school is located in Maryville, Tennessee, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Maryville College Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Sewanee - The University of the South came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Tennessee ranking. Located in Sewanee, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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