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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $0-$30k) in California

7 Ranked Colleges
187 Degrees Awarded
$27,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies is the 28th most popular major in the country with 37,209 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,035 and had an average of $24,020 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 5,340 other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,270 and $40,415 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 187 other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other multi/interdisciplinary studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Income $0-$30k) in California

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 7 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also made our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UC Irvine Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the #2 spot on the list. Riverside, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UCR also made our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 120 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715.

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in San Francisco, California, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2019-2020.

SFSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFSU are $17,944, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Chico. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Chico, California, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2019-2020.

Chico State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chico State are $18,802, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#5 in overall quality

University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Santa Cruz, California, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz also took the #5 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Santa Cruz are $28,952.

Full UC Santa Cruz Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#7

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#9 in overall quality

San Jose State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in San Jose, California, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2019-2020.

San Jose State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State are $18,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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