by our College Data Analytics Team
For this year's Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a bachelor's in multi / interdisciplinary studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent multi / interdisciplinary studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the multi / interdisciplinary studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Thomas Edison State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional multi / interdisciplinary studies students. TESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Trenton.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 9,645 students at TESU are exclusively online. 9,641 of TESU students are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Columbia University in the City of New York. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Columbia has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 6,172 students at Columbia that take at least one class online. About 4,854 of the students at Columbia are attending part time.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population. Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at Rutgers New Brunswick is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. About 7,559 of the students at Rutgers New Brunswick are attending part time.
Full Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report
Wilmington University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best multi / interdisciplinary studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 1.6% of Wilmington University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 9,747 students at Wilmington University are exclusively online. There are roughly 9,527 part time students in attendance at Wilmington University.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Wilmington University
Marist College earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Marist is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marist, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 1.1% of Marist students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,703 students at Marist that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,103 part time students in attendance at Marist.
Full Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Marist College Report
Cornell University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best multi / interdisciplinary studies schools for non-traditional students. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca. Cornell also made our Best Colleges for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #3.
About 0.4% of Cornell students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,837 students take at least one class online at Cornell. 574 students are part time.
Full Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Cornell University Report
Salisbury University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Salisbury is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Salisbury. Salisbury also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Salisbury is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,693 students take at least one class online at Salisbury. 951 of Salisbury students are attending part time.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Salisbury University
Touro College comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Touro is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. Touro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at Touro is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. 3,726 students at Touro are exclusively online. There are roughly 4,289 part time students in attendance at Touro.
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. Located in the small city of University Park, Penn State University Park is a public college with a fairly large student population. Penn State University Park also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
About 0.0% of Penn State University Park students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All of Penn State University Park students are attending part time.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus
Drexel University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at Drexel is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,249 students take at least one class online at Drexel. 5,829 students are part time.
Full Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Drexel University Report
Explore the best for non-traditional students multi / interdisciplinary studies colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1,777 |
| New York | 3,140 |
| New Jersey | 1,259 |
| Maryland | 532 |
| Delaware | 101 |
| District of Columbia | 342 |
| Major | Annual Graduates |
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Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 19 schools only.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.