by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region” 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 the New England region, there were 459 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 428 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 25 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies. That schools that top this list have a program in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Connecticut State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school awarded 134 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fitchburg State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Fitchburg State is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 98 bachelors’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
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 Fitchburg State
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montserrat College of Art. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region. Montserrat College of Art is a small school located in Beverly, Massachusetts that handed out 2 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Montserrat College of Art General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colby - Sawyer College landed the #4 spot on the list. New London, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s individualized major degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Colby - Sawyer General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Connecticut State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Danbury, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s individualized major degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at WestConn
Cambridge College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate 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
Thomas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Waterville, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Thomas College
Sacred Heart University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
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 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Sacred Heart University
Franklin Pierce University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region ranking. Franklin Pierce University is a small school located in Rindge, New Hampshire that handed out 7 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Franklin Pierce General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Gordon College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region ranking. Gordon College is a small school located in Wenham, Massachusetts that handed out 7 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Gordon College
With a ranking of #11, Quinnipiac University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region list. Quinnipiac University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hamden, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Quinnipiac General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Rhode Island College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at RIC
Brown University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Brown University General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
With a ranking of #14, Regis College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region list. Regis College is located in Weston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate 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 Regis College
Colby College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Colby College is located in Waterville, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Colby
Merrimack College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region list. Located in North Andover, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Merrimack College
With a ranking of #17, Norwich University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Northfield, Vermont, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Norwich
Elms College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region list. Elms College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 Elms College
With a ranking of #19, University of Maine at Augusta did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region list. Augusta, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s individualized major degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at University of Maine at Augusta
Rivier University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. Rivier University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashua, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Rivier
American International College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at AIC
Suffolk University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region list. Suffolk is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees 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 full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Suffolk University
With a ranking of #23, Bay Path University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region list. Bay Path is located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Bay Path University
Bard College at Simon’s Rock came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region ranking. Simon’s Rock is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. It awarded 0 bachelors’s individualized major 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Bard College at Simon’s Rock
With a ranking of #23, Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the New England Region list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at JWU Providence
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