Interdisciplinary Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University

If you are interested in studying interdisciplinary studies, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Commonwealth University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 students attend the school each year.

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

VCU Interdisciplinary Studies Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Interdisciplinary Studies (1 - 4 Years)
• Master’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies

VCU Interdisciplinary Studies Rankings

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Interdisciplinary Studies Student Demographics at VCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the interdisciplinary studies majors at Virginia Commonwealth University.

VCU Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of interdisciplinary studies master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in interdisciplinary studies each year. VCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

In the interdisciplinary studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in interdisciplinary studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Sustainability Science
• Natural Sciences
• Biological & Physical Science
• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.