by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 the Southwest region, there were 8,895 other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,556 and $21,046 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 330 other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered 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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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree other interdisciplinary studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Amberton University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Garland, Texas, and it awarded 47 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western New Mexico University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Western New Mexico University is a small public school situated in Silver City, New Mexico. It awarded 24 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Full Western New Mexico University Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Prescott College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Prescott, Arizona, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dallas Baptist University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Dallas Baptist University is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abilene Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Abilene, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Abilene Christian University Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at El Paso is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 42 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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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Cameron University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Lawton, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Texas A&M University - Texarkana ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Texarkana, Texas, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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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University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 47 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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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University of Houston - Victoria landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UH Victoria is located in Victoria, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 154 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Texas Tech University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 27 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas State University Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 8 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 41 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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University of the Incarnate Word ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. UIW is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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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The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #19, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 0 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 1 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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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