by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 115,895 people earned their degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies, making the major the 13th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,731 and had an average of $23,191 in loans still to pay off.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major” ranking analyzed 1,745 colleges that offered a degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in multi / interdisciplinary studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major”.
Out of the 1,745 schools in the Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #1 spot on the list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 2,026 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 1,745 schools in the Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #2 spot on the list. UCSD is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,563 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Out of the 1,745 schools in the Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Pasadena City College landed the #3 spot on the list. Pasadena City College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, California. It awarded 1,417 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major. FIU is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 1,292 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,113 ’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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Read more about Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Texas A&M University - College Station
Fullerton College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major ranking. Located in Fullerton, California, this fairly large public school handed out 2,468 degrees to qualified ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
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University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major ranking, coming in at #7. University of Central Florida is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 976 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at UCF
With a ranking of #8, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major list. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 951 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
San Jacinto Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major ranking. San Jacinto Community College is a public institution located in Pasadena, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 908 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full San Jacinto College Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Mt. San Jacinto College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major ranking. Mt. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school situated in San Jacinto, California. It awarded 853 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Houston - Downtown landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 854 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at University of Houston - Downtown
Purdue University Global did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school awarded 868 diplomas to qualified ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
Full Purdue University Global Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Sierra College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major ranking. Rocklin, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to 749 students in 2020-2021.
Full Sierra College Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major ranking. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to 731 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, 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 95%.
Full UNC Chapel Hill Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Thomas Edison State University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major list. TESU is a medium-sized public school situated in Trenton, New Jersey. It awarded 696 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Thomas Edison State University
University of Southern California did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 710 diplomas to qualified ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at University of Southern California
University of California - Berkeley did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school handed out 700 diplomas to qualified ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at UC Berkeley
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major ranking. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 684 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, 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 93%.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 659 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major list. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 644 degrees to qualified ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M University - Commerce Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major ranking. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 761 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Arizona State University - Tempe Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
With a ranking of #22, Chaffey College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major list. Located in Rancho Cucamonga, California, this fairly large public school handed out 567 diplomas to qualified ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Chaffey College
Full Sail University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major ranking, coming in at #23. Full Sail University is a large private for-profit school situated in Winter Park, Florida. It awarded 864 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Full Sail University Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Allan Hancock College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major ranking. Located in Santa Maria, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 557 degrees to qualified ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
Full Allan Hancock College Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
With a ranking of #25, San Diego State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major list. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to 555 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read more about Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at San Diego State University
University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major ranking, coming in at #25. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 559 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Arizona Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Not only did these schools make the top 49 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ’top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Moorpark College | Moorpark, CA |
| 52 | Arizona State University - Skysong | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 53 | Portland State University | Portland, OR |
| 54 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN |
| 55 | Georgia State University | Atlanta, GA |
| 56 | American River College | Sacramento, CA |
| 56 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| 58 | Texas A&M University - San Antonio | San Antonio, TX |
| 59 | University of Phoenix - Arizona | Tempe, AZ |
| 60 | University of California - Davis | Davis, CA |
| 61 | Northern Virginia Community College | Annandale, VA |
| 62 | Los Angeles Harbor College | Wilmington, CA |
| 63 | Ohio University - Athens Campus | Athens, OH |
| 64 | University of Oklahoma Norman Campus | Norman, OK |
| 65 | Kennesaw State University | Kennesaw, GA |
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 166 | Cypress College | Cypress, CA |
| 167 | College of the Canyons | Santa Clarita, CA |
| 167 | The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson, TX |
| 167 | Cosumnes River College | Sacramento, CA |
| 170 | Oxnard College | Oxnard, CA |
| 171 | West Texas A&M University | Canyon, TX |
| 171 | Shasta College | Redding, CA |
| 173 | Raritan Valley Community College | Branchburg, NJ |
| 173 | Diablo Valley College | Pleasant Hill, CA |
| 175 | University of Houston - Victoria | Victoria, TX |
| 175 | Folsom Lake College | Folsom, CA |
| 177 | University of Mississippi | University, MS |
| 178 | Metropolitan State University of Denver | Denver, CO |
| 178 | DePaul University | Chicago, IL |
| 180 | The New School | New York, NY |
| 180 | Harvard University | Cambridge, MA |
| 182 | Boston University | Boston, MA |
| 183 | Radford University | Radford, VA |
| 184 | Joliet Junior College | Joliet, IL |
| 184 | Elgin Community College | Elgin, IL |
| 186 | Crafton Hills College | Yucaipa, CA |
| 187 | New York University | New York, NY |
| 188 | American University | Washington, DC |
| 188 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg, VA |
| 190 | Texas A&M International University | Laredo, TX |
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 240 | Compton College | Compton, CA |
| 240 | Troy University | Troy, AL |
| 243 | Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud, MN |
| 244 | Porterville College | Porterville, CA |
| 245 | The University of Tennessee - Martin | Martin, TN |
| 245 | Baylor University | Waco, TX |
| 245 | University of Maine | Orono, ME |
| 245 | University of New Hampshire - Main Campus | Durham, NH |
| 249 | Arkansas Tech University | Russellville, AR |
| 250 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago, IL |
| 250 | University of South Alabama | Mobile, AL |
| 250 | Nicholls State University | Thibodaux, LA |
| 250 | University of Delaware | Newark, DE |
| 254 | Minerva Schools at Keck Graduate Institute | Claremont, CA |
| 255 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA |
| 255 | University of New Orleans | New Orleans, LA |
| 255 | Daemen College | Amherst, NY |
| 258 | Brandeis University | Waltham, MA |
| 258 | Mt. San Antonio College | Walnut, CA |
| 260 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio, TX |
| 261 | City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College | Chicago, IL |
| 262 | Bowling Green State University - Main Campus | Bowling Green, OH |
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