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2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in California

10 Ranked Colleges
187 Degrees Awarded
$24,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master's in California

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 37,209 people earned their degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States. 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” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other multi/interdisciplinary studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other multi/interdisciplinary studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree other interdisciplinary studies students.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies in California

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 7 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Chico landed the #2 spot on the list. California State University - Chico is a fairly large public school situated in Chico, California. It awarded 2 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Chico State also took the #7 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 Chico State are $18,802.

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#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 2 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SFSU also made our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Francisco State University are $17,944, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the #5 spot on the list. University of California - Riverside is a large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 1 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree other interdisciplinary studies students list, UCR has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#9 in overall quality

San Jose State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in California list. San Jose State University is located in San Jose, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.

San Jose State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in California list. University of California - Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Santa Cruz, the school also landed 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 University of California - Santa Cruz are $28,952.

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#8

Saybrook University

Oakland, California
#4 in overall quality

Saybrook University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in California list. Oakland, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

Saybrook University also made our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saybrook University are $25,206, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

California Institute of Integral Studies

San Francisco, California
#10 in overall quality

California Institute of Integral Studies ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in California list. CIIS is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CIIS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CIIS are $22,188.

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#10

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

University of Southern California landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Master’s in California ranking. USC 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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