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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $48-$75k)

8 Ranked Colleges
614 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Interdisciplinary Studies is the 109th most popular major in the country with 8,442 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 614 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 8 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the interdisciplinary studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $48-$75k)

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Rexburg, Idaho, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified associates’s interdisciplinary studies students in 2019-2020.

BYU - I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend BYU - I is $6,287 for associate degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 Interdisciplinary Studies at BYU - I

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota West Community and Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Minnesota West Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Granite Falls, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota West also made our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota West is $11,880 for associate degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Minnesota West Community and Technical College Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Green Bay, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, NWTC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NWTC is $11,654 for Associate Degree Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Interdisciplinary Studies at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

#4

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s interdisciplinary studies students in 2019-2020.

MATC also made our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend MATC is $11,235 for Associate Degree Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Arkansas University Tech landed the #5 spot on the list. Camden, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

SAU Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Arkansas University Tech is $14,461 for Associate Degree Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

#6

Geneva College

Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Geneva College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Geneva College is located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.

Geneva not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Geneva College is $17,272 for Associate Degree Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5 in overall quality

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Paul Smiths, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Paul Smith’s College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $22,604 for Associate Degree Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Paul Smith’s College.

Read more about Interdisciplinary Studies at Paul Smith’s College

#8

Hodges University

Naples, Florida
#6 in overall quality

Hodges University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Naples, Florida, and it awarded 1 associates’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

International College also made our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend International College is $24,284 for associate degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Interdisciplinary Studies at International College

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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