by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies is the 13th most popular major in the country with 117,737 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $36,493 and had an average of $25,651 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 14,298 multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,756 and $23,830 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 5,083 multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,599 and $15,584 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 106 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in multi / interdisciplinary studies. That schools that top this list have a program in multi / interdisciplinary studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kishwaukee College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Malta, Illinois, this small public school handed out 154 diplomas to qualified associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 106 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Waubonsee Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Sugar Grove, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 264 diplomas to qualified associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students 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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Out of the 106 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morton College landed the #3 spot on the list. Morton College is a public institution located in Cicero, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 88 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, 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 Illinois Valley Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Oglesby, Illinois, this small public school awarded 136 diplomas to qualified associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 106 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 88 associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Harry S Truman College Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
With a ranking of #6, Triton College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Triton College is a medium-sized school located in River Grove, Illinois that handed out 178 associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Triton College
Moraine Valley Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Moraine Valley Community College is located in Palos Hills, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 413 associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
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%.
With a ranking of #8, Rend Lake College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Ina, Illinois, and it awarded 116 associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Rend Lake College Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wilbur Wright College is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 140 associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Full City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Southeastern Illinois College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Southeastern Illinois College is a small school located in Harrisburg, Illinois that handed out 49 associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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With a ranking of #11, City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 214 diplomas to qualified associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lake Michigan College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. LMC is a public institution located in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Rock Valley College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Rock Valley College is a medium-sized school located in Rockford, Illinois that handed out 170 associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #14, Highland Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Freeport, Illinois, this small public school handed out 62 diplomas to qualified associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 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.
Full Highland Community College Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
William Rainey Harper College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Palatine, Illinois, and it awarded 388 associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full William Rainey Harper College Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
With a ranking of #16, City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 21 associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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With a ranking of #17, John Wood Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. John Wood Community College is a public institution located in Quincy, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 39 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Read more about Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at John Wood Community College
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small public school awarded 76 diplomas to qualified associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lewis and Clark Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Godfrey, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to 119 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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McHenry County College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. MCC is a public institution located in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 143 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Spoon River College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Canton, Illinois, and it awarded 48 associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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Elgin Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. ECC is a public institution located in Elgin, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 193 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
College of DuPage ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. College of DuPage is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 258 associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
John A Logan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #24. Carterville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to 45 students in 2021-2022.
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With a ranking of #25, Wabash Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wabash Valley College is a small public school situated in Mount Carmel, Illinois. It awarded 20 associates’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Wabash Valley College Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
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