2023 Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for an Associate” ranking.
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies is the 32nd most popular major in the country with 34,975 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,266 and had an average of $24,430 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 2,358 other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,100 and $27,454 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 275 other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for an Associate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other multi/interdisciplinary studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the other multi/interdisciplinary studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree vets studying other interdisciplinary studies.
Top 3 Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #1 spot on the list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 14 associates’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
WUSTL also made our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 15,449 students enrolled at WUSTL, 7 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,972. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Community and Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Rochester Community and Technical College is located in Rochester, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 associates’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rochester Community and Technical College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 5,115 students enrolled at Rochester Community and Technical College, 163 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 67 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,891. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Rochester Community and Technical College]](/colleges/rochester-community-and-technical-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hennepin Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for an Associate. Hennepin Technical College is a small school located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota that handed out 17 associates’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hennepin Technical College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 66 of the 4,094 students enrolled at Hennepin Technical College were GI Bill® students, of which 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,023. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Hennepin Technical College]](/colleges/hennepin-technical-college/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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