2024 Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Interdisciplinary Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #63 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of interdisciplinary studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 173 bachelor's degrees in interdisciplinary studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on interdisciplinary studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of interdisciplinary studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for interdisciplinary studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized interdisciplinary studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for interdisciplinary studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Interdisciplinary Studies Schools

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 Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Interdisciplinary Studies in California

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies.

Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Interdisciplinary Studies

1

Biola University
La Mirada, CA

8 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies needs to look into Biola University. Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in interdisciplinary studies from Biola University

2

National University
San Diego, CA

23 Annual Graduates

$35,518 Median Starting Salary

$33,094 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies needs to check out National University. Located in the city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the interdisciplinary studies program state that they receive average early career income of $35,518.

More information about a bachelor’s in interdisciplinary studies from National University

Best Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	226	248
Oregon	185	86
Nevada	129	28

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Rankings in Majors Related to Interdisciplinary Studies

Interdisciplinary Studies is one of 51 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Interdisciplinary Studies Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies	173

Majors Similar to Interdisciplinary Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Cognitive Science	1,740
International Studies	1,510
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1,219
Nutrition Science	1,109
Human Biology	609
Mathematics & Computer Science	459
Behavioral Science	362
Natural Sciences	137
Gerontology	105
Marine Science	94

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to UTDallas. More about our data sources and methodologies.