2023 Most Focused Colleges for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies in the Plains States Region
186
Ranked Colleges
5,304
Degrees Awarded
$23,400
Avg Cost*
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 Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 5,304 multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,553 and $25,412 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 186 colleges that offer a degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies. That schools that top this list have a program in multi / interdisciplinary studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region multi / interdisciplinary studies students.
Top 25 Most Focused Colleges for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Divine Word College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Epworth, Iowa, and it awarded 7 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sisseton Wahpeton College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Sisseton, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region. Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College is a small school located in New Town, North Dakota that handed out 4 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 186 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethlehem College & Seminary landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Fayette, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 34 degrees to qualified ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
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Grantham University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Grantham University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Lenexa, Kansas. It awarded 213 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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North Central University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. North Central University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 24 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees 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%.
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With a ranking of #8, Buena Vista University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Storm Lake, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 54 diplomas to qualified ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies 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%. 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.
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With a ranking of #9, Hastings College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Hastings College is located in Hastings, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Chadron State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Chadron, Nebraska, this small public school handed out 45 degrees to qualified ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
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College of Saint Benedict ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Joseph, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Palmer College of Chiropractic - Davenport landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Palmer College of Chiropractic - Davenport is a private not-for-profit institution located in Davenport, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 58 ’s degrees 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 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%.
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Metropolitan State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Metropolitan State University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 185 ’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%.
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With a ranking of #14, Red Lake Nation College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Red Lake, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #15, Calvary University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Calvary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 ’s 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.
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Macalester College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Macalester is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 37 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Macalester Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UMN Crookston is located in Crookston, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
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Missouri Western State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri Western State University is a small school located in Saint Joseph, Missouri that handed out 49 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 305 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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. 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 WUSTL Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Logan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. Logan University is located in Chesterfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 97 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Dakota County Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #22. This small school is located in Rosemount, Minnesota, and it awarded 38 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full DCTC Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 684 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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Kansas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 330 diplomas to qualified ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Saint Cloud State University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 118 ’s multi / interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full St. Cloud State University Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Report
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