Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

If you plan to study multi / interdisciplinary studies, take a look at what Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

RPI is located in Troy, New York and approximately 7,501 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies from RPI.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies section at the bottom of this page.

RPI Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
• Master’s Degree in Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
• Doctorate Degree in Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

RPI Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks multi / interdisciplinary studies programs across the country. The following shows how RPI performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The multi / interdisciplinary studies major at RPI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools	7
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools	14
Most Focused Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	31
Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	65
Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools	572
Most Focused Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	684

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies from RPI. This makes it the #224 most popular school for multi / interdisciplinary studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in multi / interdisciplinary studies, making the school the #61 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the multi / interdisciplinary studies majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of multi / interdisciplinary studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical multi / interdisciplinary studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at RPI since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its multi / interdisciplinary studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in multi / interdisciplinary studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

RPI Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Program

The multi / interdisciplinary studies program at RPI awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 70% of these degrees went to men with the other 30% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in multi / interdisciplinary studies each year. RPI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 34% more men than average.

Of the students who received a multi / interdisciplinary studies master's degree from RPI, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a master's in multi / interdisciplinary studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

RPI also has a doctoral program available in multi / interdisciplinary studies. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

If you plan to be a multi / interdisciplinary studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Cognitive Science	14
Science, Technology & Society	9
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	7
Sustainability Science	5

Careers That Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Accountants and Auditors	110,780	$96,300
Community and Social Service Specialists	15,510	$56,110
Medical Scientists	9,500	$95,170
Labor Relations Specialists	7,890	$85,870
Professors	6,440	$112,000

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By UpstateNYer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.