2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region
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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.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 725 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 618 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general multi-/interdisciplinary studies programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.
Top 14 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SRU is a public institution located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree individualized major students list, SRU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SRU is $19,926 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.
Full Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Touro College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 164 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
Touro also made our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Touro College is $19,272 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full Touro College General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Millersville University of Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot on the list. Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized public school situated in Millersville, Pennsylvania. It awarded 77 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
Millersville also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania is $23,350 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.
Full Millersville University of Pennsylvania General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Jamaica, New York, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree individualized major students list, York has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend York College is $3,433 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Montclair State is a large school located in Montclair, New Jersey that handed out 2 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
Montclair State also made our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Montclair State is $18,034 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Montclair State General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Towson University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Towson, Maryland, this large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.
Towson also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Towson is $18,233 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Towson University
Geneva College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Geneva is located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree individualized major students list, Geneva has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Geneva is $19,778 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.
Nyack College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Nyack College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nyack, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Nyack not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $19,077 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree individualized major students per year to attend Nyack.
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Marist College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Marist College is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree individualized major students list, Marist has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Marist is $37,195 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Paul Smiths, New York. It awarded 4 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
Paul Smith’s College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Paul Smith’s College is $23,784 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
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With a ranking of #11, Mount Saint Mary College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Mount Saint Mary is located in Newburgh, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
Mount Saint Mary not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mount Saint Mary is $25,242 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
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With a ranking of #12, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Teaneck, New Jersey, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FDU, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $15,147 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students per year to attend FDU.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Madison, New Jersey. It awarded 22 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree individualized major students list, FDU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FDU is $22,809 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.
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Marymount Manhattan College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York, New York 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.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at MMC, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Marymount Manhattan College is $37,768 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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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%.
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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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