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2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

8 Ranked Colleges
517 Degrees Awarded
$20,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 521 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 517 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 8 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree individualized major students.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies in the Far Western US Region

#1

National University

La Jolla, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. Located in La Jolla, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 45 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.

National University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at National University

#2

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. Western Washington University is a public institution located in Bellingham, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 106 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend WWU is $16,529 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at WWU

#3

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for EWU is $12,607 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.

Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at EWU

#4

Corban University

Salem, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Corban University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. Located in Salem, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Corban, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Corban is $24,931 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Corban General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#5

Northwest University

Kirkland, Washington
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. Located in Kirkland, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.

Northwest University also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $22,194 for far western us region bachelor’s degree individualized major students per year to attend Northwest University.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Northwest University

#6

Sierra Nevada College

Incline Village, Nevada
#6 in overall quality

Sierra Nevada College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Incline Village, Nevada, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree individualized major students list, SNC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Sierra Nevada College is $28,144 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at SNC

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is a public institution located in Tacoma, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Tacoma, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $10,817 for far western us region bachelor’s degree individualized major students per year to attend UW Tacoma.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at UW Tacoma

#8 in overall quality

Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies is a small school located in Kirkland, Washington that handed out 2 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree individualized major students list, Northwest University CAPS has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $26,232 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students per year to attend Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Northwest University CAPS

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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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