by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in New Jersey” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 New Jersey, there were 2,205 multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,822 and $20,471 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 265 multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,237 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in New Jersey” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in multi / interdisciplinary studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in multi / interdisciplinary studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Peter’s University landed the #1 spot on the list. Saint Peter’s College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jersey City, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drew University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in New Jersey. Drew University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Madison, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #3 spot on the list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to 133 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Edison State University landed the #4 spot on the list. TESU is a public institution located in Trenton, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Hoboken, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’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 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
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Montclair State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in New Jersey ranking. This large school is located in Montclair, New Jersey, and it awarded 25 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Read more about Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Montclair State University
Stockton University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in New Jersey list. Galloway, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full Stockton State Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
With a ranking of #8, Rowan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in New Jersey list. Glassboro, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
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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Seton Hall University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in New Jersey ranking. Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit institution located in South Orange, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 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%.
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Rutgers University - Camden ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in New Jersey list. Rutgers University - Camden is a medium-sized public school situated in Camden, New Jersey. It awarded 3 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Kean University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in New Jersey list. Kean is a fairly large public school situated in Union, New Jersey. It awarded 3 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Rutgers University - Newark ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in New Jersey list. Located in Newark, New Jersey, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Rutgers Newark Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #13. New Jersey Institute of Technology is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Full New Jersey Institute of Technology Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #13. FDU is a medium-sized school located in Teaneck, New Jersey that handed out 26 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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