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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 34,975 people earned their degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies, making the major the 32nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,266 and had an average of $24,430 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 10,590 other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,556 and $24,737 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 305 other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their other multi/interdisciplinary studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Amberton University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Garland, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 48 diplomas to qualified masters’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Silver City, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 36 degrees to qualified masters’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prescott College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Prescott, Arizona, and it awarded 11 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Baptist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Dallas Baptist University Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Abilene Christian University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Abilene Christian is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Full Abilene Christian Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 60 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cameron University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Lawton, Oklahoma, and it awarded 8 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas A&M University - Texarkana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Texas A&M Texarkana is a small public school situated in Texarkana, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of North Texas ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 44 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Houston - Victoria did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston - Victoria is a public institution located in Victoria, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full UH Victoria Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
With a ranking of #11, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas Tech University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #13, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 4 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of the Incarnate Word ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
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University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 1 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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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With a ranking of #20, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies at University of Oklahoma
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