2025 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #12 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island to determine which ones were the best for multi / interdisciplinary studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 300 bachelor's degrees in multi / interdisciplinary studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to multi / interdisciplinary studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of multi / interdisciplinary studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for multi / interdisciplinary studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized multi / interdisciplinary studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhode Island

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies.

Top Rhode Island Schools for a Bachelor's in Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

1

Brown University
Providence, RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

122 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies needs to take a look at Brown University. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence.More information about a bachelor’s in multi / interdisciplinary studies from Brown University

2

Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

75 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Rhode Island School of Design if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies. Located in the midsize city of Providence, RISD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in multi / interdisciplinary studies from Rhode Island School of Design

Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	33	1,469
New Hampshire	32	280
Vermont	32	105
Maine	32	290
Connecticut	31	524

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Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Systems Theory	75
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	44
International Studies	40
Behavioral Science	37
Human Biology	35
Interdisciplinary Studies	27
Science, Technology & Society	13
Cognitive Science	11
Cultural Studies & Analysis	7
Historic Preservation	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.