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by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking.
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies is the 13th most popular major in the country with 115,895 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,731 and had an average of $23,191 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 35,598 multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,196 and $20,370 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10,459 multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 131 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in multi / interdisciplinary studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their multi / interdisciplinary studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students.
Out of the 131 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Life Pacific College landed the #2 spot on the list. LIFE Bible College is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Dimas, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at LIFE Bible College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvey Mudd College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Claremont, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Harvey Mudd College Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Out of the 131 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University Maritime Academy landed the #4 spot on the list. Cal Maritime is a small school located in Vallejo, California that handed out 30 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Evergreen State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. The Evergreen State College is a public institution located in Olympia, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 136 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at The Evergreen State College
DigiPen Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Redmond, Washington, this small private for-profit school awarded 41 degrees to qualified bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of California - San Diego landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of California - San Diego is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 1,546 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
Pitzer College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pitzer is a small school located in Claremont, California that handed out 28 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Pitzer
University of Hawaii - West Oahu did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of Hawaii - West Oahu is a small public school situated in Kapolei, Hawaii. It awarded 79 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at University of Hawaii - West Oahu
Western Oregon University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Monmouth, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to 123 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Western Oregon University
Claremont McKenna College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Claremont, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 40 degrees to qualified bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
Full Claremont McKenna Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
California Institute of Integral Studies came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. CIIS is a small school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 42 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at CIIS
Reed College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Reed is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 29 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Alaska Pacific University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Alaska Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Anchorage, Alaska. It awarded 11 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Alaska Pacific University
With a ranking of #15, Bushnell University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Bushnell University is a small school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 21 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Bushnell University
With a ranking of #16, Whitworth University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Spokane, Washington, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Whitworth University
Western Washington University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Western Washington University is a fairly large school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 273 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Western Washington University Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
With a ranking of #18, Bastyr University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Bastyr University is a small school located in Kenmore, Washington that handed out 21 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Bastyr University
Occidental College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Oxy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Occidental College Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
With a ranking of #20, Eastern Oregon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in La Grande, Oregon, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #21. Northwest University CAPS is located in Kirkland, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Northwest University CAPS
Scripps College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Claremont, California, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Scripps College
Corban University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Corban University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Salem, Oregon. It awarded 17 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Corban
Pomona College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #24. Pomona College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Claremont, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Pomona College Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Sierra Nevada College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. SNC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Incline Village, Nevada. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at SNC
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