by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 9,074 people earned their degree in interdisciplinary studies, making the major the 86th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, interdisciplinary studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,077 and had an average of $27,069 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 4,401 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,844 and $28,574 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,144 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 77 colleges that offer a degree in interdisciplinary studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in interdisciplinary studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Le Moyne - Owen College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elizabeth City State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Elizabeth City, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Martin, Tennessee, and it awarded 115 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Covenant College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Gulf Coast University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida Gulf Coast University is located in Fort Myers, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 300 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Voorhees College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Voorhees College is a small school located in Denmark, South Carolina that handed out 6 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Tennessee Technological University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Tennessee Technological University is a medium-sized public school situated in Cookeville, Tennessee. It awarded 128 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Tennessee Technological University Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Shorter University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Rome, Georgia, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida A&M University is a medium-sized school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 98 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Interdisciplinary Studies at Florida A&M University
Florida Atlantic University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school awarded 378 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Young Harris College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Young Harris, Georgia, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. University of Central Florida is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 798 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Auburn University at Montgomery came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn University at Montgomery is a medium-sized public school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 44 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
West Virginia University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WVU is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 248 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full West Virginia University Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to 214 students in 2020-2021.
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Savannah State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Savannah, Georgia, this small public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
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Florida International University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 630 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Interdisciplinary Studies at Florida International University
University of North Alabama did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Florence, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to 61 students in 2020-2021.
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College of Coastal Georgia came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Brunswick, Georgia, this small public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
Hodges University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Naples, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Mississippi landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Ole Miss is a large public school situated in University, Mississippi. It awarded 167 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Berry College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Berry College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mount Berry, Georgia. It awarded 15 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Interdisciplinary Studies at Berry College
St. Andrews University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Laurinburg, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full St. Andrews University Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Shaw University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Shaw University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 5 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
University of South Alabama ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 85 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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