2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 8,442 people earned their degree in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies, making the major the 120th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general multi-/interdisciplinary studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general multi-/interdisciplinary studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree individualized major students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Louisiana State University is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also made our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940.

Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at UA

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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