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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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 the Plains States region, there were 2,163 other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,063 and $24,870 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Community and Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Rochester Community and Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Rochester, Minnesota that handed out 28 associates’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Rochester Community and Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Central Kansas Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Beloit, Kansas, and it awarded 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. It costs about $12,425 for plains states region associate degree other interdisciplinary studies students per year to attend North Central Kansas Technical College.

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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#3

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hennepin Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Hennepin Technical College is a public institution located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hennepin Technical College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,796 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Other Interdisciplinary Studies students per year to attend Hennepin Technical College.

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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. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s other interdisciplinary studies students 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. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Cloud State University is $14,267 for plains states region associate degree other interdisciplinary studies students.

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#5

Grantham University

Lenexa, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grantham University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Lenexa, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 107 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grantham University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grantham University is $8,409 for plains states region associate degree other interdisciplinary studies students.

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With a ranking of #6, Minnesota West Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota West is a small public school situated in Granite Falls, Minnesota. It awarded 2 associates’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minnesota West, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota West is $11,952 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Other Interdisciplinary Studies students.

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#4 in overall quality

Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Fayette, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s other interdisciplinary studies students 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 ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 18 students 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 yearly cost to attend WUSTL is $26,869 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Other Interdisciplinary Studies students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayette, Missouri. It awarded 3 associates’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

CMU CGES also made our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $15,196 for plains states region associate degree other interdisciplinary studies students per year to attend Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies.

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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%.

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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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