2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid
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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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7,393 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 77 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (With Aid)
Out of the 77 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 65 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Rio Grande Valley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students with aid.
The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 UT Rio Grande Valley General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 879 bachelors’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Florida is $10,274 for Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at UCF
Out of the 77 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. UNF is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 103 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree individualized major students with aid list, UNF has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Florida is $9,606 for Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students with aid.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at UNF
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 253 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree individualized major students with aid list, UTEP has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,920 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students with aid per year to attend The University of Texas at El Paso.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at UTEP
Out of the 77 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #5 spot on the list. Florida Atlantic University is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 500 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
FAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida Atlantic University is $10,186 for Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students with aid.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Florida Atlantic University
Florida International University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 212 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $7,296 for Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students with aid per year to attend Florida International University.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Florida International University
York College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. York is a medium-sized school located in Jamaica, New York that handed out 26 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $3,433 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students with aid per year to attend York.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at York College
Brigham Young University - Idaho ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Rexburg, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s individualized major degrees to 143 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $7,167 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students with aid per year to attend BYU - I.
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%.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at BYU - I
With a ranking of #9, Purdue University Northwest did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Purdue University Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Purdue Northwest is $11,250 for Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students with aid.
Full Purdue Northwest General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Eastern Washington University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Eastern Washington University is a public institution located in Cheney, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 90 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
EWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,607 for Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students with aid per year to attend EWU.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at EWU
University of Arizona landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 305 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at University of Arizona
Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. IU Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 25 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
IU Bloomington also took the #16 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,253 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students with aid per year to attend Indiana University - Bloomington.
The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full IU Bloomington General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
West Virginia University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 301 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
WVU also made our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21. The estimated yearly cost for WVU is $12,983 for Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students with aid.
Indiana University - East ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. IU East is a small public school situated in Richmond, Indiana. It awarded 13 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend IU East is $7,722 for Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students with aid.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at IU East
Colby College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Waterville, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s individualized major degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
Colby did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Colby is $17,777 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students with aid.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full Colby College General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Fitchburg State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and it awarded 105 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree individualized major students with aid list, Fitchburg State has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Fitchburg State University is $16,001 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students with aid.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Fitchburg State
Boise State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Boise State is a large school located in Boise, Idaho that handed out 228 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,787 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students with aid per year to attend Boise State University.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Boise State
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a medium-sized school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 164 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Florida A&M University is $15,060 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. The University of Tennessee - Martin is a public institution located in Martin, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 147 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UT Martin is $10,955 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students with aid.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at UT Martin
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s individualized major degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend SFASU is $13,723 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students with aid.
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With a ranking of #21, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s individualized major degrees to 88 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SRU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SRU is $19,926 for Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students with aid.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
With a ranking of #22, College of Coastal Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Brunswick, Georgia, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,990 for Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students with aid per year to attend CCGA.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at CCGA
Park University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Park University is a fairly large school located in Parkville, Missouri that handed out 44 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Park University is $15,579 for Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students with aid.
Full Park University General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
University of Michigan - Flint ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Michigan - Flint is a public institution located in Flint, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UM Flint is $12,734 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students with aid.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at UM Flint
Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #25. SWOSU is a public institution located in Weatherford, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for SWOSU is $12,891 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students with aid.
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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%.
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- 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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