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Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

104 Colleges
$20,247 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,192 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 115,895 people earned a degree or certificate in multi / interdisciplinary studies, making the major the #13 most popular in the United States.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 104 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Top 15% Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for multi / interdisciplinary studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at American Military University are $7,050 per year.

American Military University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#2

Park University

Parkville, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Park University are $6,435 per year.

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#3

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fitchburg State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 per year.

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Out of the 104 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Russell Sage College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value multi / interdisciplinary studies schools in the United States. Russel Sage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

Russel Sage graduate students pay an average of $13,140 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well on this year’s best value schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAB are $19,188 a year.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WPI are $29,040 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WPI also is in the top 5% of our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

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With a ranking of #10, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.

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#11

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.

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#12

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

Keck Graduate Institute landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. KGI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KGI are $40,710 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, KGI also did well on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 1% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#12

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Webster are $13,500 per year.

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#14

Presidio Graduate School

San Francisco, CA

Presidio Graduate School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Presidio Graduate School is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Presidio Graduate School are $31,920 per year.

Presidio Graduate School also made our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list, coming in at #2.

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#15

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at K -State are $23,949 a year.

K -State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
16 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
17 Dominican University River Forest, IL
18 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
19 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
20 University of Maryland - Baltimore County Baltimore, MD

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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
Holocaust Studies 66
History and Political Science 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 25 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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