by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Southwest Region” 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 the Southwest region, there were 18,537 multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,846 and $24,780 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,404 multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 46 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 multi / interdisciplinary studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region”.
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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 Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Amberton University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Amberton is located in Garland, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
Full Amberton University Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New Mexico University landed the #2 spot on the list. Western New Mexico University is a small school located in Silver City, New Mexico that handed out 36 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Prescott College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Prescot College is located in Prescott, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
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%. 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.
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Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 191 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, 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.
Read more about Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at University of Oklahoma
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abilene Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 31 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%.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Abilene Christian University
Dallas Baptist 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 the Southwest Region ranking. Dallas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Houston - Downtown came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 65 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at University of Houston - Downtown
Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 165 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, 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 87%.
Full Texas Tech University Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 87 diplomas to qualified masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
Cameron University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Cameron University is located in Lawton, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 90 diplomas to qualified masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 32 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at University of Central Oklahoma
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school handed out 67 degrees to qualified masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UT Rio Grande Valley Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
With a ranking of #14, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Woman’s University is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at TWU
Texas A&M University - Texarkana landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - Texarkana is a public institution located in Texarkana, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Texas A&M Texarkana
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 39 diplomas to qualified masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #17, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 47 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Texas ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at UNT
Southern Methodist University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southern Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Full Southern Methodist University Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Baylor University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 22 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Full Baylor University Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 86 masters’s 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #22, University of St. Thomas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. University of St. Thomas is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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 UST
University of Tulsa landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 4 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at University of Tulsa
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 masters’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
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 University of Arizona
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