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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Interdisciplinary Studies is the 86th most popular major in the country with 9,074 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 92 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 10 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. University of North Alabama is a medium-sized public school situated in Florence, Alabama. It awarded 24 masters’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Mennonite University landed the #2 spot on the list. Eastern Mennonite University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified masters’s interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Central Florida is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 27 masters’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Florida Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Melbourne, Florida. It awarded 1 masters’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Interdisciplinary Studies at Florida Institute of Technology
Mississippi State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 7 masters’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Interdisciplinary Studies at Mississippi State
University of Mississippi ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Ole Miss is a large school located in University, Mississippi that handed out 167 masters’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.
Full University of Mississippi Interdisciplinary Studies Report
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Interdisciplinary Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Southeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. SEU is a medium-sized school located in Lakeland, Florida that handed out 0 masters’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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