by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Individualized Major Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that 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 Plains States region, there were 247 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 42 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Individualized Major Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general multi-/interdisciplinary studies programs in the United States.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The individualized major school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Individualized Major Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Individualized Major Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Major Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Missouri State is a large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 28 masters’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Individualized Major Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. University of South Dakota is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 University of South Dakota
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Major Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. K -State is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 5 masters’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at K -State
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Major Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 12 masters’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at South Dakota State
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Individualized Major Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s individualized major degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Wichita State University
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