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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

4 Ranked Colleges
480 Degrees Awarded
$28,150 Avg Salary
Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 “Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

Across the New England region, there were 522 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,150 and $23,542 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 480 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#1

Colby College

Waterville, Maine
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colby College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Colby is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waterville, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colby, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Colby is $5,107 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Colby College Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#2

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Brown is $11,689 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Interdisciplinary Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Brown University Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#3

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fitchburg State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Fitchburg, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to 105 students in 2019-2020.

Fitchburg State also made our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Fitchburg State is $15,538 for new england region bachelor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Interdisciplinary Studies at Fitchburg State University

#4

Colby - Sawyer College

New London, New Hampshire

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colby - Sawyer College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in New London, New Hampshire, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Colby - Sawyer did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Colby - Sawyer College is $22,750 for new england region bachelor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Interdisciplinary Studies at Colby - Sawyer College

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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).
  • 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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