2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Interdisciplinary Studies in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking.

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 Plains States region, there were 166 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $20,875 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The interdisciplinary studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region”.

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Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Interdisciplinary Studies in the Plains States Region

#1

Missouri State University - Springfield

Springfield, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$12,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #1 spot on the list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Missouri State also made our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Interdisciplinary Studies at Missouri State

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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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