by our College Data Analytics TeamMulti / Interdisciplinary Studies is a program of study at University of Southern California. 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies majors, USC came in at #25. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #8 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for USC.
Part-time undergraduates at USC paid an average of $1,995 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $59,260 | $59,260 |
| Fees | $1,015 | $1,015 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,398 | $16,398 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,278 | $2,278 |
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USC does not offer an online option for its multi / interdisciplinary studies bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USC Online Learning page.
About 72.8% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in multi / interdisciplinary studies in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 65.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 56.1% of the multi / interdisciplinary studies bachelor’s degrees at USC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 95 |
| Black or African American | 17 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 124 |
| International Students | 20 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 27 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Gerontology | 15 |
| International Studies | 6 |
| Cognitive Science | 61 |
| Human Biology | 194 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 59 |
*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.
