by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in New York” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 9,057 people earned their degree in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies, making the major the 94th most popular in the United States.
Across New York, there were 392 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 317 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,555 and $23,635 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in New York” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in New York”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in New York list. Paul Smith’s College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Paul Smiths, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Touro College landed the #2 spot on the list. Touro is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 171 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 Touro College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nyack College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in New York. Located in Nyack, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Nyack
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Saint Mary College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in New York. Mount Saint Mary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Newburgh, New York. It awarded 15 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Mount Saint Mary
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in New York list. Jamaica, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s individualized major degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Marist College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in New York ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Poughkeepsie, New York, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 Marist
Houghton College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in New York ranking. Located in Houghton, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Houghton
Hamilton College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in New York ranking. Hamilton College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Clinton, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Hamilton
College of Mount Saint Vincent did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in New York ranking, coming in at #9. College of Mount Saint Vincent is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Mount Saint Vincent
Marymount Manhattan College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in New York ranking. Marymount Manhattan College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 2 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate 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.
Full Marymount Manhattan College General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
SUNY Empire State College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in New York ranking. Located in Saratoga Springs, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at SUNY Empire State College
Siena College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in New York ranking. Siena College is located in Loudonville, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Siena College General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
With a ranking of #13, St. Bonaventure University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in New York list. Saint Bonaventure, 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 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at St. Bonaventure University
Wagner College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in New York ranking. Wagner College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Staten Island, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Wagner College
Queens College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in New York ranking. Queens College is a public institution located in Queens, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Queens College
SUNY Geneseo came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in New York ranking. SUNY Geneseo is located in Geneseo, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 SUNY Geneseo
Syracuse University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in New York ranking, coming in at #17. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s individualized major degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad 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 full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Syracuse University
With a ranking of #17, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in New York list. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
With a ranking of #17, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in New York list. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2020-2021.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at The Graduate Center, CUNY
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