Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at University of California - San Diego

If you are interested in studying multi / interdisciplinary studies, you may want to check out the program at University of California - San Diego. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,546 students received a bachelor's degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies from UCSD.

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.

UCSD 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

UCSD Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the multi / interdisciplinary studies progam at UCSD compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UCSD 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
Most Focused Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools	66
Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	211
Most Focused Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools	372

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

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in multi / interdisciplinary studies, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Student Demographics at UCSD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the multi / interdisciplinary studies majors at University of California - San Diego.

UCSD Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 1,546 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in multi / interdisciplinary studies from UCSD in 2021, 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical multi / interdisciplinary studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UCSD since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 University of California - San Diego with a bachelor's in multi / interdisciplinary studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	557
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	243
White	247
International Students	365
Other Races/Ethnicities	114

UCSD Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a master's degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies from UCSD. About 70% were men and 30% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in multi / interdisciplinary studies each year. UCSD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 34% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - San Diego with a master's in multi / interdisciplinary studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCSD also has a doctoral program available in multi / interdisciplinary studies. In 2021, 7 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 University of California - San Diego. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Cognitive Science	708
International Studies	585
Mathematics & Computer Science	216
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	46
Computational Science	8

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 CA, the home state for University of California - San Diego.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Accountants and Auditors	148,600	$84,430
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Community and Social Service Specialists	13,290	$49,830
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.