by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Plains States region, there were 2,358 other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,100 and $27,454 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 156 other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other multi/interdisciplinary studies. That schools that top this list have a program in other multi/interdisciplinary studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The other interdisciplinary studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region”.
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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 Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Fort Hays State University is a fairly large school located in Hays, Kansas that handed out 89 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Fort Hays State University Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region. Winona, Minnesota 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 8 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region. UNOMAHA is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 6 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. WSC is a public institution located in Wayne, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Wayne State College Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
With a ranking of #6, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Metropolitan State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Iowa State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Iowa State University Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of Minnesota - Duluth is a public institution located in Duluth, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Read more about Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies at UMN Duluth
With a ranking of #10, University of Iowa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 3 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 88%. 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%.
Full University of Iowa Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
University of Kansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 32 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies at Minnesota State Mankato
Chadron State College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Chadron, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
Full Chadron State College Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Missouri Western State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Missouri Western is a small public school situated in Saint Joseph, Missouri. It awarded 47 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Missouri Western Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
With a ranking of #11, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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