2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Interdisciplinary Studies in Washington

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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 Washington, there were 262 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,385 and $23,860 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,852 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Washington for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Most Well Attended Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Washington for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Washington for a Master’s”.

Top 3 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Interdisciplinary Studies in Washington

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University of Washington - Tacoma Campus
Tacoma, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Washington for a Master’s list. UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Interdisciplinary Studies at UW Tacoma

2

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, Washington

#16 overall quality in Washington

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Washington for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Cheney, Washington, and it awarded 2 masters’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full EWU Interdisciplinary Studies Report

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, Washington

#1 overall quality in Washington

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Washington for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 0 masters’s interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Interdisciplinary Studies at UW Seattle

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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