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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 4,140 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 89 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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 in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree individualized major students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Southern Arkansas University Tech

Camden, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$8,410 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Arkansas University Tech. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Southern Arkansas University Tech is located in Camden, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 associates’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.

SAU Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SAU Tech is $8,410 for southeast region associate degree individualized major students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Southern Arkansas University Tech

#2

Hodges University

Naples, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$21,753 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hodges University landed the #2 spot on the list. Hodges University 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for International College is $21,753 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Individualized Major students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Hodges University General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

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

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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