2024 Best Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region
9Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
554Interdisciplinary Studies Degrees Awarded
$34,332Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in interdisciplinary studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #86 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of interdisciplinary studies. Combined, these schools handed out 554 degrees in interdisciplinary studies to qualified students.
Your choice of interdisciplinary studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for interdisciplinary studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Interdisciplinary Studies Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Interdisciplinary Studies in the Great Lakes Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the interdisciplinary studies degree levels they offer.
Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Interdisciplinary Studies
Indiana University - Bloomington is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in interdisciplinary studies. IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the small city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were about 20 interdisciplinary studies students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Southern Illinois University Edwardsville if you wish to pursue a degree in interdisciplinary studies. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 31st out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 58 interdisciplinary studies students who graduated with this degree at SIUE in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, interdisciplinary studies degree recipients usually make an average of $36,041 in their early careers.
Every student who is interested in interdisciplinary studies has to look into University of Toledo. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #470 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Toledo is a great university overall.
There were approximately 103 interdisciplinary studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Toledo in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, interdisciplinary studies degree recipients generally make an average of $34,788 in the first five years of their career.
Every student who is interested in interdisciplinary studies needs to check out Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #274 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.
There were about 15 interdisciplinary studies students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent data year.
Bethel University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Mishawaka. This university ranks 34th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were roughly 8 interdisciplinary studies students who graduated with this degree at Bethel University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the interdisciplinary studies program earn an average of $32,167 for their early career.
Wright State University - Main Campus is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of Dayton. This university ranks 36th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 3 interdisciplinary studies students who graduated with this degree at Wright State University - Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 1 interdisciplinary studies students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 26th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were roughly 6 interdisciplinary studies students who graduated with this degree at Purdue Northwest in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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Your choice of interdisciplinary studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for interdisciplinary studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
