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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Southeast region, there were 22,582 multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,869 and $23,896 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 308 multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,674 and $121,130 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 42 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in multi / interdisciplinary studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in multi / interdisciplinary studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Amridge University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Amridge is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina A & T State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified doctorate’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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students 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%.
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Out of the 42 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #5 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 30 doctorate’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #6, George Mason University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. GMU is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 20 doctorate’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Emory University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Emory University is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 8 doctorate’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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James Madison University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Louisiana Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Central Arkansas ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Central Arkansas is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 doctorate’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 18 doctorate’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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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University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UAB is a large school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 8 doctorate’s multi / interdisciplinary studies 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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North Carolina State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 doctorate’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. VCU is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 10 doctorate’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a fairly large public school situated in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It awarded 8 doctorate’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Full University of Georgia Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Kennesaw State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. This large school is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #18, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
With a ranking of #20, University of Louisville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Louisville is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees 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%.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 3 doctorate’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
University of South Alabama came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of South Alabama is a fairly large school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 3 doctorate’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Auburn University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #24, William & Mary did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school situated in Williamsburg, Virginia. It awarded 4 doctorate’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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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University of Miami did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. University of Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 3 doctorate’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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