by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Interdisciplinary Studies Major in North Carolina for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 North Carolina, there were 151 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,154 and $36,152 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 151 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,368 and $25,940 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Interdisciplinary Studies Major in North Carolina for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in interdisciplinary studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular interdisciplinary studies programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Interdisciplinary Studies Major in North Carolina for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Interdisciplinary Studies Major in North Carolina for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 68 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elizabeth City State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Interdisciplinary Studies Major in North Carolina for a Bachelor’s list. ECSU is a small school located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina that handed out 38 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Interdisciplinary Studies at Elizabeth City State University
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Interdisciplinary Studies Major in North Carolina for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #3 spot on the list. Durham, North Carolina 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 36 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Interdisciplinary Studies at Duke University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shaw University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Interdisciplinary Studies Major in North Carolina for a Bachelor’s list. Shaw University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St. Andrews University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Interdisciplinary Studies Major in North Carolina for a Bachelor’s. St. Andrews University is located in Laurinburg, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Interdisciplinary Studies at St. Andrews University
Montreat College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Interdisciplinary Studies Major in North Carolina for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Montreat College is located in Montreat, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Interdisciplinary Studies at Montreat College
Mars Hill University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Interdisciplinary Studies Major in North Carolina for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Mars Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Interdisciplinary Studies at Mars Hill University
Elon University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Interdisciplinary Studies Major in North Carolina for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Elon is located in Elon, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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