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2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$38,276 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,255 Avg Salary

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

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies is the #13 most popular major in the country with 115,895 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for multi / interdisciplinary studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

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

Our analysis found Worcester Polytechnic Institute to be the best value school for multi / interdisciplinary studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WPI are $29,040 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, WPI is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

Yale graduate students pay an average of $45,700 in tuition and fees each year.

Yale not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great value for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

MIT graduate students pay an average of $58,967 in tuition and fees each year.

MIT also made our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #1.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great value for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Tufts graduate students pay an average of $55,216 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Tufts also is in the top 15% of our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the city of Boston.

UMass Boston graduate students pay an average of $36,485 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Burlington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UVM are $33,246 a year.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMass Lowell are $26,990 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best value schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMass Amherst are $32,809 a year.

Full Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

University of Connecticut landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCONN are $42,237 per year.

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#10

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.

UMaine graduate students pay an average of $29,490 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best multi / interdisciplinary studies colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 342
Maine 357
Rhode Island 465
Massachusetts 2,645
Connecticut 604
Vermont 147

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 10 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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