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2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$29,554 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,977 Avg Salary

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

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies is the #18 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 2,504 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the multi / interdisciplinary studies bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SRU are $10,507 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal U are $11,108 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clarion University are $11,173 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a great value for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Millersville are $12,256 a year.

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Out of the 14 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IUP are $13,144 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg did quite well on this year’s best value schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Greensburg, Pitt Greensburg is a public school with a small student population.

Pitt Greensburg undergraduate students pay an average of $14,344 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Pitt undergraduate students pay an average of $20,362 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Temple are $17,378 a year.

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Harrisburg University of Science and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Harrisburg, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology are $23,900 per year.

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#10

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Carnegie Mellon undergraduate students pay an average of $58,524 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,194
New York 5,222
Maryland 1,476
Delaware 118
District of Columbia 649

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Nutrition Science 5,330
Behavioral Science 4,169
Sustainability Science 3,005
Cognitive Science 2,776
Natural Sciences 2,214
Human Biology 1,939
Human Computer Interaction 1,857
Computational Science 1,360
Data Analytics 1,338
Mathematics & Computer Science 1,302
Gerontology 1,234
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 1,175
Science, Technology & Society 1,095
Systems Theory 884
Museum Studies 816
Dispute Resolution 648
Data Science 541
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 482
Historic Preservation 416
Cultural Studies & Analysis 405
Marine Science 334
Classical & Ancient Studies 275
Biopsychology 183
Medieval Studies 104
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 97
History and Political Science 66
Holocaust Studies 66
Maritime Studies 50
Accounting & Computer Science 48
Earth Systems Science 44
Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature 42
Geography and Environmental Studies 40
Environmental Geosciences 20
Anthrozoology 13
Digital Humanities and Textual Studies 12
Mathematical Economics 10
Linguistics and Computer Science 6
Linguistics and Anthropology 4
Economics and Computer Science 2

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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