2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Interdisciplinary Studies

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 a Doctorate” 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent interdisciplinary studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the interdisciplinary studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Interdisciplinary Studies

#1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s interdisciplinary studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” 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.

Read more about Interdisciplinary Studies at Louisiana State University

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Doctorate. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 2 doctorate’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students list, UA has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Interdisciplinary Studies at UA

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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