by our College Data Analytics Team
[Interdisciplinary Studies](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/interdisciplinary-studies/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a interdisciplinary studies degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the early-career earnings of their interdisciplinary studies graduates.
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If you want to know which schools send interdisciplinary studies graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Houston Baptist University tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying interdisciplinary studies schools in Texas. Houston Baptist University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston. After graduating, interdisciplinary studies degree recipients from Houston Baptist University typically earn about $44,573 annually.
Strong graduate earnings at Wiley College earned it the #2 place for interdisciplinary studies. Wiley College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Marshall. Early-career interdisciplinary studies graduates from Wiley College make a median of around $44,597 per year.
Baylor University came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying interdisciplinary studies schools. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution. Early-career interdisciplinary studies graduates from Baylor University make a median of around $30,687 per year.
This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries interdisciplinary studies graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
More about our data sources and methodologies.