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2023 Best Value Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
247 Degrees Awarded
$16,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Individualized Major Schools in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies is the 94th most popular major in the country with 9,057 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 247 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Individualized Major Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 5 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Individualized Major Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region individualized major students.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies in the Plains States Region

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Park University
Parkville, Missouri

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 in the Plains States Region. Parkville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s individualized major degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.

Park University also made our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $14,619 for Plains States Region Individualized Major students per year to attend Park University.

Full Park University General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Individualized Major Schools in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 17 ’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.

K -State also made our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Kansas State University is $18,433 for plains states region individualized major students.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #3 spot on the list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s individualized major degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

Missouri State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri State University - Springfield is $16,718 for Plains States Region Individualized Major students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Missouri State University - Springfield

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #4 spot on the list. Moorhead, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s individualized major degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

MSU Moorhead also made our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for MSU Moorhead is $17,680 for Plains States Region Individualized Major students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #5 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 4 ’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.

Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State University - Mankato is $17,159 for plains states region individualized major students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato

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