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Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master's Degree Schools

2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

220 Colleges
$14,777 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,419 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 220 schools in the United States to see which master'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.

Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in the United States for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

American Military University graduate students pay an average of $7,050 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Edison State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. TESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Trenton.

TESU graduate students pay an average of $12,024 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at West Texas A&M University are $8,574 a year.

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#6

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Biola University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Biola are $12,006 per year.

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University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

With a ranking of #7, University of Northern Iowa did quite well on this year’s best value schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNI are $21,201 a year.

UNI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools list.

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Metropolitan State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Metro State graduate students pay an average of $10,237 in tuition and fees each year.

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Russell Sage College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Russel Sage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Russel Sage are $13,140 a year.

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Northeastern State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NSU are $10,911 per year.

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California State University - Monterey Bay landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUMB are $18,156 per year.

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#12

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

University of Saint Joseph came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

USJ graduate students pay an average of $15,264 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UAB graduate students pay an average of $19,188 in tuition and fees each year.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. CSUDH is a large public school located in the small city of Carson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUDH are $17,998 per year.

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#15

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 master’s degree. It came in at #15 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.

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Grand Valley State University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

GVSU graduate students pay an average of $17,904 in tuition and fees each year.

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Texas Woman’s University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

TWU graduate students pay an average of $15,048 in tuition and fees each year.

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Fort Hays State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. FHSU is a large public school located in the town of Hays.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FHSU are $11,376 per year.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 a year.

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#20

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

Keck Graduate Institute came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. KGI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students 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 #1 for overall quality for multi / interdisciplinary studies in the United States.

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#21

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.

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#22

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

Salisbury University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salisbury.

Salisbury graduate students pay an average of $15,765 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Salisbury also did well on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#23

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

With a ranking of #23, Dominican University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their master’s degree. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Dominican U are $20,413 per year.

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#24

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #24, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their master’s degree. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 a year.

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Rest of the Top Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master's Degree Schools

#29

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA
#30

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
34 Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO
35 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
36 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
37 University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI
38 University of Houston - Clear Lake Houston, TX
39 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
40 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
41 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA
42 Touro College New York, NY
43 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
44 University of Dayton Dayton, OH
44 Texas A&M University - Kingsville Kingsville, TX

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 26 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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