2022 Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 8,442 people earned their degree in interdisciplinary studies, making the major the 109th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, interdisciplinary studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,088 and had an average of $25,192 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 4,140 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,473 and $25,974 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 89 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in interdisciplinary studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great interdisciplinary studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the interdisciplinary studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Southern Arkansas University Tech

Camden, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$8,410 Average Net Price

$35,416 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Arkansas University Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Southern Arkansas University Tech is a small school located in Camden, Arkansas that handed out 38 associates’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SAU Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Arkansas University Tech is $8,410 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Interdisciplinary Studies at Southern Arkansas University Tech

#2

Hodges University

Naples, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$21,753 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hodges University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Hodges University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Naples, Florida. It awarded 1 associates’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

International College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Hodges University is $21,753 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Interdisciplinary Studies at Hodges University

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $30-$48k)

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

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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