by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 115,895 people earned their degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies, making the major the 13th most popular in the United States. 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 Michigan, there were 1,736 multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,345 and $27,648 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,218 multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,004 and $27,379 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan” ranking analyzed 28 colleges that offered a degree 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan list. RU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester Hills, Michigan. It awarded 15 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan. WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 246 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 146 degrees to qualified bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Albion College landed the #4 spot on the list. Albion College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Albion, Michigan. It awarded 11 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hope College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan. Hope is a private not-for-profit institution located in Holland, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Hope College
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan ranking. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 396 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Concordia University, Ann Arbor came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan ranking. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. 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.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Concordia University, Ann Arbor
Grace Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #8. Grace Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wyoming, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Calvin University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan list. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students 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 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%.
Michigan State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan ranking. Michigan State University is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 201 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Michigan State University
University of Michigan - Flint came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan ranking. UM Flint is a medium-sized public school situated in Flint, Michigan. It awarded 23 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Aquinas College Michigan did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #12. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Aquinas College Michigan Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
With a ranking of #13, Saginaw Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan list. Saginaw Valley State University is a public institution located in University Center, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Saginaw Valley State University
University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan ranking. UM Dearborn is located in Dearborn, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at UM Dearborn
Kalamazoo College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan ranking. Kalamazoo College is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Kalamazoo College
Grand Valley State University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan list. This large school is located in Allendale, Michigan, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Full Grand Valley State University Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
With a ranking of #17, Michigan Technological University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan list. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized school located in Houghton, Michigan that handed out 10 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 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Andrews University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan ranking. Andrews University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Berrien Springs, Michigan. It awarded 4 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Andrews
Lake Superior State University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan ranking. Located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Lake Superior State University
With a ranking of #20, Northern Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan list. Northern Michigan University is a public institution located in Marquette, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Madonna University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan ranking. Located in Livonia, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, Alma College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan list. Alma, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Adrian College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan list. Adrian is a private not-for-profit institution located in Adrian, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Central Michigan University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan list. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Central Michigan
With a ranking of #25, Cornerstone University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Michigan list. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees 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 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Cornerstone University Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
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