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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$16,081 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,192 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, multi / interdisciplinary studies students earned 5,188 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Virginia 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.

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. 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.

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

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our analysis found George Mason University to be the best value school for multi / interdisciplinary studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $16,644 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GMU is ranked #3 for overall quality for multi / interdisciplinary studies in Virginia.

Full Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at George Mason University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Virginia Commonwealth University is a great value for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their graduate certificate. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at VCU are $15,518 per year.

Full Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,084
West Virginia 651
South Carolina 687
Florida 5,041
Arkansas 618
Mississippi 620
Tennessee 1,786
Louisiana 728
Alabama 969
Kentucky 751
Georgia 1,662

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 2 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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