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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies in New York

7 Ranked Colleges
296 Degrees Awarded
$23,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor's in New York

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 New York, there were 396 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 296 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,973 and $22,589 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York” ranking, we looked at 7 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies in New York

#1

Touro College

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York list. 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 New York” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Touro is $19,272 for New York 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

#2

York College

Jamaica, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, York College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Jamaica, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york bachelor’s degree individualized major students list, York has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. The yearly cost to attend York College is $3,433 for new york bachelor’s degree individualized major students.

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#3

Nyack College

Nyack, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Nyack College landed the #3 spot on the list. Nyack is a small school located in Nyack, New York that handed out 7 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

Nyack also made our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Nyack College is $19,077 for New York Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.

Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Nyack

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York. Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is located in Paul Smiths, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.

Paul Smith’s College also made our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is $23,784 for new york bachelor’s degree individualized major students.

Full Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#5

Mount Saint Mary College

Newburgh, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Saint Mary College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York. Newburgh, 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 15 students in 2019-2020.

Mount Saint Mary also made our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Mount Saint Mary College is $25,242 for New York Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.

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#6

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, New York
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Marist College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York list. This medium-sized school is located in Poughkeepsie, New York, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york 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 New York” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Marist is $37,195 for New York 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.

Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Marist

#7

Marymount Manhattan College

New York, New York
#7 in overall quality

Marymount Manhattan College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York ranking. Marymount Manhattan College is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MMC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. The yearly cost to attend Marymount Manhattan College is $37,768 for new york 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.

Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Marymount Manhattan College

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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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