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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $30-$48k)

8 Ranked Colleges
614 Degrees Awarded
$12,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” 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.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 614 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general multi-/interdisciplinary studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $30-$48k)

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Rexburg, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s individualized major degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU - I, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for BYU - I is $3,595 for Associate Degree Individualized Major students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Brigham Young University - Idaho General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota West Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Minnesota West Community and Technical College is located in Granite Falls, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our associate degree individualized major students whose families make $30-$48k list, Minnesota West has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,611 for Associate Degree Individualized Major students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Minnesota West Community and Technical College.

Full Minnesota West General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Green Bay, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s individualized major degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

NWTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend NWTC is $9,201 for associate degree individualized major students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at NWTC

#4

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree individualized major students whose families make $30-$48k list, MATC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MATC is $8,353 for associate degree individualized major students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Arkansas University Tech. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Camden, Arkansas, and it awarded 38 associates’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree individualized major students whose families make $30-$48k list, SAU Tech has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,410 for Associate Degree Individualized Major students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SAU Tech.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at SAU Tech

#6

Geneva College

Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Geneva College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s individualized major degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Geneva also made our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Geneva is $14,781 for Associate Degree Individualized Major students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Geneva College

#5 in overall quality

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Paul Smiths, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Paul Smith’s College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $20,048 for Associate Degree Individualized Major students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Paul Smith’s College.

Full Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#8

Hodges University

Naples, Florida
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Hodges University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. International College is located in Naples, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.

International College also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hodges University is $21,753 for Associate Degree Individualized Major students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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