2022 Best Value Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Rhode Island

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Individualized Major Schools in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies is the 120th most popular major in the country with 8,442 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Rhode Island, there were 46 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general multi-/interdisciplinary studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general multi-/interdisciplinary studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The individualized major school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Individualized Major Schools in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Individualized Major Schools in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Individualized Major Schools in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Rhode Island

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$201 Average Net Price

$50,614 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 ’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Brown University is $201 for Rhode Island Individualized Major students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Brown University

• Best Value Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $0-$30k)

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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