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Other Interdisciplinary Studies Major

Other Interdisciplinary Studies

24,095 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
1,716 Master's Degrees Annually
#23 in Popularity

Types of Degrees Other Interdisciplinary Studies Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 20,010
Associate Degree 4,514
Basic Certificate 1,878
Master’s Degree 1,860
Undergraduate Certificate 723
Graduate Certificate 415
Doctor’s Degree 196

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Other Interdisciplinary Studies?

20,010 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
63% Percent Women
44% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies runs middle of the road when it comes to popularity, ranking #23 out of all the undergraduate majors we track. In 2021, about 24,095 graduates completed their bachelor’s degree in this field. The major attracts more women than men. About 63% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of other interdisciplinary studies majors is as follows:

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 953
Black or African American 2,942
Hispanic or Latino 3,817
White 9,837
International Students 602
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,859

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Other Interdisciplinary Studies. About 3.0% of those with this major are international students.

Online Other Interdisciplinary Studies Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 31 3
Certificate (2-4 Years) 5 0
Associate’s Degree 215 36
Bachelor’s Degree 60 11
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 160 31
Post-Master’s 16 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 60 4
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 2 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 1 1

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Major Number of Grads
Biological & Physical Science 28,469
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,341
Data Analytics 7,294
International Studies 6,458
Nutrition Science 5,514
Behavioral Science 4,777
Data Science 4,416
Sustainability Science 4,382
Cognitive Science 2,959
Human Computer Interaction 2,324
Natural Sciences 2,275
Computational Science 2,167
Human Biology 2,016
Mathematics & Computer Science 1,489
Systems Theory 1,080
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 1,074
Gerontology 951
Museum Studies 892
Geography and Environmental Studies 809
Science, Technology & Society 805
Dispute Resolution 652
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 584
Marine Science 436
Historic Preservation 423
Cultural Studies & Analysis 375
Classical & Ancient Studies 290
Biopsychology 208
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 153
Mathematical Economics 139
Climate Science 110
Medieval Studies 105
Environmental Geosciences 102
Economics and Computer Science 89
History and Political Science 68
Maritime Studies 68
Holocaust Studies 67
Accounting & Computer Science 55
Digital Humanities and Textual Studies 54
Anthrozoology 47
Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature 40
Earth Systems Science 25
Economics and Foreign Language/Literature 12
Thanatology 8
Linguistics and Computer Science 4
Linguistics and Anthropology 1
History and Language/Literature 1
Geoarcheaology 1
Geobiology 0

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.

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