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Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

34 Colleges
$9,966 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,979 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, multi / interdisciplinary studies was ranked 8th in Illinois. In fact, 6,267 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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The Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 34 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value 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 10 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools

$7,140 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Elgin Community College the best value school in Illinois for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. ECC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Elgin.

ECC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates from ECC take out $7,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$6,390 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 34 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Illinois College landed the # 2 spot on the list. SWIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Belleville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SWIC are $6,390 a year. On average, multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates from SWIC take out $7,698 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$6,846 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Highland Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best multi / interdisciplinary studies schools in Illinois. Highland Community College is a small public school located in the town of Freeport.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Highland Community College are $6,846 per year.

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$6,840 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Lincoln Land Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best multi / interdisciplinary studies schools in Illinois. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, LLCC is a public school with a small student population.

LLCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies majors at LLCC take out an average of $8,215 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, IL
$9,271 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 34 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Waubonsee Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Sugar Grove, Waubonsee is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Waubonsee are $9,271 per year. The average amount in student loans that multi / interdisciplinary studies majors at Waubonsee take out is $7,395.

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$11,520 Average Tuition & Fees

City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Richard J Daley College is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Richard J Daley College are $11,520 a year. While working on their degree, multi / interdisciplinary studies majors at Richard J Daley College accumulate an average of around $6,500 in student debt.

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$9,870 Average Tuition & Fees

William Rainey Harper College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in Illinois list. Harper College is a large public school located in the suburb of Palatine.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harper College are $9,870 per year. The average amount in student loans that multi / interdisciplinary studies majors at Harper College take out is $8,000.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Harper College also did well on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in Illinois list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$8,118 Average Tuition & Fees

Moraine Valley Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in Illinois ranking. MVCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Palos Hills.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MVCC are $8,118 per year. Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies majors at MVCC take out an average of $7,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#9

Rock Valley College

Rockford, IL
$8,924 Average Tuition & Fees

Rock Valley College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in Illinois ranking. Rock Valley College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Rockford.

Rock Valley College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,924 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies majors at Rock Valley College take out an average of $7,051 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$8,190 Average Tuition & Fees

John Wood Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. It came in at #10 on the list. John Wood Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Quincy.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at John Wood Community College are $8,190 per year. On average, multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates from John Wood Community College take out $9,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 1,828
Michigan 1,720
Ohio 1,948
Wisconsin 1,079

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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