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2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

9 Ranked Colleges
292 Degrees Awarded
$15,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies is the 23rd most popular major in the country with 37,209 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 2,163 other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 292 other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other multi/interdisciplinary studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other multi/interdisciplinary studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the other multi/interdisciplinary studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies in the Plains States Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Community and Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Rochester, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree other interdisciplinary studies students list, Rochester Community and Technical College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rochester Community and Technical College is $14,088 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Other Interdisciplinary Studies students.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Central Kansas Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. North Central Kansas Technical College is a small school located in Beloit, Kansas that handed out 8 associates’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Central Kansas Technical College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Central Kansas Technical College is $12,425 for plains states region associate degree other interdisciplinary studies students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#3

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hennepin Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Hennepin Technical College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hennepin Technical College is $11,796 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Other Interdisciplinary Studies students.

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#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 2 associates’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree other interdisciplinary studies students list, St. Cloud State University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $14,267 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Other Interdisciplinary Studies students per year to attend St. Cloud State University.

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#5

Grantham University

Lenexa, Kansas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grantham University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Lenexa, Kansas, and it awarded 107 associates’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Grantham University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $8,409 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Other Interdisciplinary Studies students per year to attend Grantham University.

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#7 in overall quality

Minnesota West Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota West is located in Granite Falls, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.

Minnesota West also took the #7 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota West is $11,952 for plains states region associate degree other interdisciplinary studies students.

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#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. CMU CLAS is a small school located in Fayette, Missouri that handed out 4 associates’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

CMU CLAS also made our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $21,082 for plains states region associate degree other interdisciplinary studies students per year to attend CMU CLAS.

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#8

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Washington University in St Louis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 18 associates’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also made our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for WUSTL is $26,869 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Other Interdisciplinary Studies students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Washington University in St Louis Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#9 in overall quality

Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Fayette, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CMU CGES, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CMU CGES is $15,196 for plains states region associate degree other interdisciplinary studies students.

Full Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

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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

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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