2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies is the 120th most popular major in the country with 8,442 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
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.
This year’s “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 78 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
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 Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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. Park University is located in Parkville, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Park University is $15,579 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Park University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s 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 per year to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho.
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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s list. SRU is a medium-sized public school situated in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. It awarded 88 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
SRU also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $19,926 for Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students per year to attend SRU.
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Out of the 78 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Northwest landed the #4 spot on the list. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Hammond, Indiana that handed out 10 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Purdue University Northwest is $11,250 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
Full Purdue Northwest General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fitchburg State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Fitchburg State University is a public institution located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 105 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fitchburg State, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Fitchburg State University is $16,001 for Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Fitchburg State
With a ranking of #6, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s 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 also took the #11 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,186 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students per year to attend FAU.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at FAU
Hodges University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Hodges University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Naples, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
International College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Hodges University is $21,577 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at International College
University of North Florida came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 103 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
UNF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UNF is $9,606 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
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 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 65 bachelors’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
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. It costs about $4,514 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students per year to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, University of Central Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UCF is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 879 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
UCF also made our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $10,274 for Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students per year to attend UCF.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at UCF
Touro College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Touro is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 164 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
Touro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Touro College is $19,272 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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Chadron State College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Chadron, Nebraska, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,268 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students per year to attend Chadron State College.
Full Chadron State College General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
With a ranking of #13, University of South Alabama did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s list. USA is a fairly large public school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 111 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for USA is $15,501 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at University of South Alabama
Southwestern Oklahoma State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for SWOSU is $12,891 for Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.
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College of Coastal Georgia ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Brunswick, Georgia, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend College of Coastal Georgia is $12,990 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
With a ranking of #16, The University of Tennessee - Martin did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s list. 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 yearly cost to attend UT Martin is $10,955 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at The University of Tennessee - Martin
With a ranking of #17, Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead is $16,893 for Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 MSU Moorhead General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
With a ranking of #18, Florida International University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s list. FIU is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 212 bachelors’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $7,296 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students per year to attend FIU.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Full Florida International University General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
With a ranking of #19, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 162 bachelors’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is $33,428 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 91 bachelors’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
University of Oklahoma also made our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma is $21,145 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at University of Oklahoma
University of Toledo ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Toledo, Ohio, and it awarded 144 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Toledo, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,630 for Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students per year to attend University of Toledo.
Full University of Toledo General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. Florida A&M University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 164 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Florida A&M University is $15,060 for Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Florida A&M University General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Western Illinois University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Western Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Macomb, Illinois. It awarded 2 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,210 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students per year to attend WIU.
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North Central University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s individualized major degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
North Central University also made our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #19. The estimated yearly cost for North Central University is $21,142 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Cambridge College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Cambridge College is $26,993 for bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
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.
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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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- *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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