2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies School for You
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies is the #13 most popular major in the country with 115,895 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 65 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Thomas Edison State University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. TESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Trenton.
TESU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,342 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates from TESU carry an average student debtload of $12,369.
In addition to its great value ranking, TESU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wilmington University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wilmington University are $11,760 a year. While working on their degree, multi / interdisciplinary studies majors at Wilmington University accumulate an average of around $27,966 in student debt.
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Out of the 65 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Russell Sage College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Russel Sage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Russel Sage are $33,894 a year.
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The excellent programs at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best multi / interdisciplinary studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . SRU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SRU are $14,615 a year. While working on their degree, multi / interdisciplinary studies majors at SRU accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $179, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sussex County Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the fringe town of Newton, Sussex County Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sussex County Community College are $8,760 per year. Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies majors at Sussex County Community College take out an average of $8,700 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Salisbury University 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. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Salisbury.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salisbury are $20,458 per year. Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies majors at Salisbury take out an average of $21,969 in student loans while working on their egree.
Salisbury excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Rutgers University - Newark ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rutgers Newark are $32,409 a year. Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies majors at Rutgers Newark take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
Rutgers Newark excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMBC are $28,470 per year. After completing their degree, multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates from UMBC carry an average student debtload of $26,000.
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California University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal U are $15,726 a year. On average, multi / interdisciplinary studies graduates from Cal U take out $37,437 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Touro 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. Touro is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Touro undergraduate students pay an average of $18,908 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, multi / interdisciplinary studies majors at Touro accumulate an average of around $17,250 in student debt.
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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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Clarion University of Pennsylvania | Clarion, PA |
| 12 | Harrisburg University of Science and Technology | Harrisburg, PA |
| 13 | County College of Morris | Randolph, NJ |
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best multi / interdisciplinary studies colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 2,194 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,504 |
| New York | 5,222 |
| Maryland | 1,476 |
| Delaware | 118 |
| District of Columbia | 649 |
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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.