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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$34,513 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,419 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master's Degree School for You

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies is the #18 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 2,504 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the multi / interdisciplinary studies master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our 2023 rankings named California University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal U are $12,919 a year.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

UPenn graduate students pay an average of $42,932 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UPenn also took the #2 spot in our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

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#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Carnegie Mellon graduate students pay an average of $47,347 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Carnegie Mellon is ranked #1 for overall quality for multi / interdisciplinary studies in Pennsylvania.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value multi / interdisciplinary studies schools in Pennsylvania. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Temple graduate students pay an average of $18,278 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Drexel graduate students pay an average of $37,074 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, PA

The University of the Arts landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UArts is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UArts are $48,530 per year.

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Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,194
New York 5,222
Maryland 1,476
Delaware 118
District of Columbia 649

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 6 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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