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 Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 12,678 multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,837 and $23,871 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3,374 multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 99 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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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
Out of the 99 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Glasgow Caledonian New York College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in New-York, New York, and it awarded 10 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to 281 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Buffalo State. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Buffalo State is a medium-sized public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 205 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gratz College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Melrose Park, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend School of Visual Arts. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to 65 students in 2020-2021.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a fairly large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 219 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The New School did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 136 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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University of Baltimore came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UB is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
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Georgetown University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 209 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Georgetown University Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
With a ranking of #10, Touro College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Touro is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 114 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 90%.
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Russell Sage College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Troy, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Russell Sage College Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Maryland Institute College of Art landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 Maryland Institute College of Art Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Saint Peter’s University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Jersey City, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
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Drew University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Drew University is a small school located in Madison, New Jersey that handed out 13 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Drew University Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
With a ranking of #15, The University of the Arts did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 9 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Chatham University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Moore College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #17. Moore College of Art and Design is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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With a ranking of #18, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 95 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Carnegie Mellon Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Columbia University in the City of New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 242 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
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With a ranking of #20, Goucher College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Pennsylvania landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to 150 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of Maryland - College Park is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 188 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #23, The City College of New York did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. CCNY is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 52 masters’s 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%.
Cabrini University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #24. Cabrini University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Radnor, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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The Graduate Center, CUNY came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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