2021 Highest Paid Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduates
Finding the Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies School for You
In 2018-2019, 56,873 people earned their bachelor's in multi / interdisciplinary studies, making the major the #12 most popular in the United States.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Highest Paid Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies list to help you make the college decision.
This year's Highest Paid Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduates ranking analyzed 288 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies.
The numbers used in this ranking are early career salaries, which we define to be 10 years after a student started college. This is the salary typically earned 4-6 years after graduation, but may be different depending on how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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Salaries of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Majors After Graduation
The average multi / interdisciplinary studies major who graduates from a school in the United States earns about $32,786 per year during the early years of their career. Unfortunately, that is 18% less than the average salary of a typical college graduate. However, graduates from the schools below may make more than this.
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2021 Highest Paid Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Grads in United States
Learn more about the colleges and universities that produce the highest paid multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates.
Top 25 Best Schools for Highly Paid Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduates
Massachusetts Institute of Technology comes in at #1 in this year's ranking. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
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Our rankings recognize University of the Pacific as the #1 school in this year's rankings. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Stockton.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Harvey Mudd College. Harvey Mudd College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.
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Carnegie Mellon University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
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Our rankings recognize Thomas Edison State University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Anderson University Indiana landed the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid multi / interdisciplinary studies school. Anderson University Indiana is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Anderson.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Georgetown University. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Santa Clara University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid multi / interdisciplinary studies school. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.
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University of Akron Main Campus comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.
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Our rankings recognize Grantham University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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Ithaca College landed the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid multi / interdisciplinary studies school. Ithaca is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Ithaca.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Worcester Polytechnic Institute. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Yale University. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Boston University. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Princeton University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.
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American Public University System comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.
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Stanford University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
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Our rankings recognize Emory University as the #11 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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James Madison University earned the #12 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Pennsylvania earned the #13 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus comes in at #13 in this year's ranking. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
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Texas Southern University earned the #14 spot in our 2021 rankings. TSU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.
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Gonzaga University earned the #14 spot in our 2021 rankings. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.
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The #15 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Houston. Located in the city of Houston, U of H is a public college with a very large student population.
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The #16 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Illinois at Chicago. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.
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Remaining Award Winners
This list represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Highest Paid Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduates badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 288 different United States multi / interdisciplinary studies schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 42 | Northeastern State University | Tahlequah, OK |
| 43 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
| 44 | Washington and Lee University | Lexington, VA |
| 48 | Washington University in St Louis | Saint Louis, MO |
| 49 | University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD |
| 52 | Northwestern University | Evanston, IL |
| 53 | University of Delaware | Newark, DE |
| 55 | Vassar College | Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 56 | Alfred University | Alfred, NY |
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies students seeking high pay that almost earned our Highest Paid Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduates award.
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 26,669 |
| International Studies | 6,494 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 5,508 |
| Nutrition Science | 3,334 |
| Behavioral Science | 2,433 |
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Notes and 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 the rest 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).
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