2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’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 Master’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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general multi-/interdisciplinary studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree individualized major students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Missouri State University - Springfield

Springfield, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$12,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #1 spot on the list. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 9 masters’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042.

Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Missouri State

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115.

Full K -State General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

• Best Value Master’s 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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