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2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$25,259 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,192 Avg Salary

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

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 29,802 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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.

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 in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in California to see which graduate certificate 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.

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 Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best value school in California for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their graduate certificate. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Berkeley are $14,160 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UC Berkeley is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California list.

Full Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at University of California - Berkeley Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great value for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their graduate certificate. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Davis are $13,608 a year.

Full Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at University of California - Davis Report

#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at San Francisco State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value multi / interdisciplinary studies schools in California. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

SFSU graduate students pay an average of $8,738 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Keck Graduate Institute helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value multi / interdisciplinary studies schools in California. KGI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, KGI is ranked #4 for overall quality for multi / interdisciplinary studies in California.

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#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 8 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

SDSU graduate students pay an average of $9,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Presidio Graduate School

San Francisco, CA

Presidio Graduate School ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Presidio Graduate School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Presidio Graduate School are $31,920 a year.

Presidio Graduate School did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California list.

Full Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Presidio Graduate School Report

With a ranking of #7, University of Southern California 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 Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USC are $61,396 per year.

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#8

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Pepperdine University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Pepperdine graduate students pay an average of $37,420 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 1,570
Oregon 1,151
Hawaii 364
Nevada 179
Alaska 163

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 8 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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