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

5 Ranked Colleges
480 Degrees Awarded
$23,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 New England region, there were 522 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 480 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking looked at 5 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.

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 in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree individualized major students.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies in the New England Region

#1

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fitchburg State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Fitchburg State is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 105 bachelors’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.

Fitchburg State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $16,001 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students per year to attend Fitchburg State University.

Full Fitchburg State General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#2

Cambridge College

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cambridge College landed the #2 spot on the list. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 14 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

Cambridge College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $26,993 for new england region bachelor’s degree individualized major students per year to attend Cambridge College.

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.

Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Cambridge College

#3

Colby - Sawyer College

New London, New Hampshire
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colby - Sawyer College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Located in New London, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.

Colby - Sawyer also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $26,983 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students per year to attend Colby - Sawyer College.

The low student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 Colby - Sawyer General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#4

Colby College

Waterville, Maine
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colby College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. Colby College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waterville, Maine. It awarded 9 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree individualized major students list, Colby has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Colby College is $17,777 for New England Region 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. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Colby College General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#5

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #5 spot on the list. Brown University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 32 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Brown University is $29,392 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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

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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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