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2022 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

43 Ranked Colleges
3,220 Degrees Awarded
$15,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 114,246 people earned their degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies, making the major the 13th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $35,000 and had an average of $26,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 4,880 multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,894 and $29,770 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,220 multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 43 colleges that offered a degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 multi / interdisciplinary studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies in the Plains States Region

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 43 schools in the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #1 spot on the list. UMN Crookston is a small school located in Crookston, Minnesota that handed out 34 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Crookston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston is $10,952 for plains states region bachelor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students.

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#2

Park University

Parkville, Missouri
#22 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Park University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Park University is a fairly large school located in Parkville, Missouri that handed out 44 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Park University also took the #22 spot in our “Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Park University is $15,579 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies students.

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#3

Dickinson State University

Dickinson, North Dakota
#23 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dickinson State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Dickinson, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

DSU also took the #23 spot in our “Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,855 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies students per year to attend Dickinson State University.

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#14 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. North Dakota State University is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #14. The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State University is $16,584 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#16 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fort Hays State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. FHSU is a fairly large school located in Hays, Kansas that handed out 10 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

FHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend FHSU is $12,053 for plains states region bachelor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students.

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#6

Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota
#19 in overall quality

Winona State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 52 degrees to qualified bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Winona State, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Winona State is $17,656 for plains states region bachelor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#7

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa
#7 in overall quality

University of Northern Iowa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. UNI is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 9 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNI, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,620 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies students per year to attend University of Northern Iowa.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.

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#8

Chadron State College

Chadron, Nebraska

Chadron State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Chadron, Nebraska, this small public school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Chadron State College is $14,268 for plains states region bachelor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students.

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#9

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#20 in overall quality

Metropolitan State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Metro State is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 186 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Metro State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Metropolitan State University is $15,225 for plains states region bachelor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students.

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#24 in overall quality

Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a public institution located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Moorhead did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for MSU Moorhead is $16,893 for plains states region bachelor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#11

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#25 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to 114 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students list, St. Cloud State University has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Cloud State University is $14,267 for plains states region bachelor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students.

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#12

North Central University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

North Central University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. North Central University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.

North Central University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend North Central University is $21,142 for plains states region bachelor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#9 in overall quality

Iowa State University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State is $15,496 for plains states region bachelor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#14

Truman State University

Kirksville, Missouri

With a ranking of #14, Truman State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Truman State University is a small school located in Kirksville, Missouri that handed out 15 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $12,462 for plains states region bachelor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students per year to attend Truman State.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #15, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 36 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State University - Mankato is $16,221 for plains states region bachelor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

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#21 in overall quality

University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 63 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.

UNOMAHA also made our “Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #21. It costs about $14,040 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies students per year to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha.

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#17

Wayne State College

Wayne, Nebraska

Wayne State College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. WSC is a small public school situated in Wayne, Nebraska. It awarded 11 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend WSC is $13,765 for plains states region bachelor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students.

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#18

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #18, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 254 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $18,285 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies students per year to attend K -State.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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#19

Grantham University

Lenexa, Kansas

Grantham University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Grantham University is located in Lenexa, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 146 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for Grantham University is $8,409 for plains states region bachelor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students.

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With a ranking of #20, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State University - Springfield is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Missouri State University - Springfield is $16,725 for plains states region bachelor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students.

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#21

Missouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, Missouri

Missouri Western State University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Joseph, Missouri, this small public school awarded 50 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Missouri Western State University is $10,958 for plains states region bachelor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students.

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#10 in overall quality

University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 83 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students list, UNL has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNL is $17,208 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The 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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#23

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#17 in overall quality

University of Kansas ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. KU is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 190 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #17. The yearly cost to attend University of Kansas is $18,918 for plains states region bachelor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#24

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #24, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 242 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is $17,740 for plains states region bachelor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#15 in overall quality

With a ranking of #25, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #15 spot in our “Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mizzou is $16,001 for plains states region bachelor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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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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