by our College Data Analytics TeamMulti / Interdisciplinary Studies is a program of study at Sewanee - The University of the South. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in multi / interdisciplinary studies, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Sewanee was ranked #70 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #2 in Tennessee.
Here are some of the other rankings for Sewanee.
Part-time undergraduates at Sewanee paid an average of $1,465 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $46,960 | $46,960 |
| Fees | $272 | $272 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,700 | $13,700 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,750 | $1,750 |
Learn more about Sewanee tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Sewanee multi / interdisciplinary studies bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Sewanee Online Learning page.
Women made up around 56.9% of the multi / interdisciplinary studies students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 65.6%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies at Sewanee in 2019-2020, 19.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 40 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| International Studies | 38 |
| Sustainability Science | 13 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
