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2022 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
2,054 Degrees Awarded
$11,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies is the 13th most popular major in the country with 114,246 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $35,000 and had an average of $26,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 18,902 multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,136 and $24,354 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,054 multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in multi / interdisciplinary studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality multi / interdisciplinary studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the multi / interdisciplinary studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Pasadena, Texas, and it awarded 788 associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students list, San Jacinto College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto Community College is $8,692 for southwest region associate degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 245 associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU-OKC also made our “Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend OSU-OKC is $6,753 for southwest region associate degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students.

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#3

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to 343 students in 2019-2020.

Tulsa Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tulsa Community College is $6,078 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies students.

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#4

Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glendale Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Glendale, Arizona, and it awarded 22 associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Glendale Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Glendale Community College is $8,597 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies students.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. UOPX - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - Arizona, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,944 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies students per year to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona.

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#6 in overall quality

Dallas Baptist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 1 associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

DBU also made our “Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $26,387 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies students per year to attend DBU.

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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).
  • 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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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