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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
97 Degrees Awarded
$13,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region 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.

Across the Plains States region, there were 166 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 97 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 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 a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Park University

Parkville, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Park University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Park University is a fairly large school located in Parkville, Missouri that handed out 44 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

Park University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Park University is $14,034 for plains states region bachelor’s degree individualized major students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #2 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 5 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,781 for plains states region bachelor’s degree individualized major students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Minnesota State Mankato.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

Full Minnesota State University - Mankato General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #3 spot on the list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized school located in Moorhead, Minnesota that handed out 6 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU Moorhead, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MSU Moorhead is $12,279 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full MSU Moorhead General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#4

Chadron State College

Chadron, Nebraska
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chadron State College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Chadron, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s individualized major degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Chadron State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Chadron State College is $11,172 for plains states region bachelor’s degree individualized major students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Chadron State College General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#5

North Central University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Central University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Central University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $17,984 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend North Central University.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.

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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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