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2023 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$19,803 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,203 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master's Degree School for You

Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies is the #33 most popular major in the country with 34,975 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for other interdisciplinary studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for other interdisciplinary studies majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Other Interdisciplinary Studies

Our 2023 rankings named Metropolitan State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for other multi/interdisciplinary studies students working on their master’s degree. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Metro State are $10,237 per year.

Read full report on Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies at Metropolitan State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. FHSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

FHSU graduate students pay an average of $11,376 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies at Fort Hays State University

#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value other multi/interdisciplinary studies schools in the Plains States Region . St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Cloud State University are $13,412 per year.

Full Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies at Saint Cloud State University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska at Omaha is a great value for other multi/interdisciplinary studies students working on their master’s degree. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 a year.

Full Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great value for other multi/interdisciplinary studies students working on their master’s degree. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $26,948 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa State also did well on our Best Other Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies at Iowa State University

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Other Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

UMN Twin Cities excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Other Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Read full report on Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree other multi/interdisciplinary studies programs. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

Iowa graduate students pay an average of $31,012 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa also is in the top 10% of our Best Other Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best other multi/interdisciplinary studies schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 263
Minnesota 1,176
Kansas 389
Iowa 305
Nebraska 106
North Dakota 102
South Dakota 14

Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Nutrition Science 5,330
Behavioral Science 4,169

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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