by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Individualized Major Major in Illinois for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Illinois, there were 67 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,317 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Individualized Major Major in Illinois for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful general multi-/interdisciplinary studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Individualized Major Major in Illinois for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree individualized major students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Individualized Major Major in Illinois for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #1 spot on the list. SIUE is a public institution located in Edwardsville, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Individualized Major Major in Illinois for a Master’s. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s individualized major students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Northwestern University General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
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