2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Interdisciplinary Studies in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in interdisciplinary studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality interdisciplinary studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Interdisciplinary Studies in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. UA is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 2 doctorate’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Interdisciplinary Studies at UA

#2

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students with aid list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Louisiana State University Interdisciplinary Studies Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Interdisciplinary Studies (With Aid)

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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