2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 798 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 4 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree individualized major students.
Top 4 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arcadia University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s individualized major students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Arcadia University General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s individualized major students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Syracuse General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. RPI is located in Troy, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.
Full RPI General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Drexel University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Drexel University
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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