by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Texas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Texas, there were 660 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,008 and $25,356 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 475 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 13 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Texas” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas bachelor’s degree interdisciplinary studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wiley College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Texas. Located in Marshall, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M International University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Texas. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized school located in Laredo, Texas that handed out 84 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 183 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Baptist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Texas list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Houston Baptist University Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Hardin - Simmons University landed the #5 spot on the list. Hardin - Simmons University is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 10 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #7. Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #8, Texas Lutheran University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Texas list. This small school is located in Seguin, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Texas ranking. Stephen F Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
Texas Christian University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Texas ranking. TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Our Lady of the Lake University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Texas ranking. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Our Lady of the Lake University Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Paul Quinn College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Texas ranking. Paul Quinn College is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Jarvis Christian College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Texas list. Jarvis Christian College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hawkins, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Interdisciplinary Studies at Jarvis Christian College
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