2023 Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
639
Degrees Awarded
$7,300
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Individualized Major for an Associate” 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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 639 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Individualized Major for an Associate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general multi-/interdisciplinary studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general multi-/interdisciplinary studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Individualized Major for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Individualized Major for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Individualized Major for an Associate”.
Top 2 Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Individualized Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Arkansas University Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. SAU Tech is located in Camden, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 associates’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
SAU Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 36 of the 769 students enrolled at SAU Tech were GI Bill® students, of which 21 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,288. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SAU Tech]](/colleges/southern-arkansas-university-tech/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Individualized Major for an Associate. Brigham Young University - Idaho is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Rexburg, Idaho. It awarded 52 associates’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU - I, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 44,481 students enrolled at BYU - I, 471 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 200 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,677. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. BYU - I offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Brigham Young University - Idaho Veteran Student Life Report
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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