2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

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 for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree individualized major students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $48-$75k)

#1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

UA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Alabama General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

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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