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2023 Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master's Degree Schools

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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.

The Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 507 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University Global to be the most popular school for multi / interdisciplinary studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 86% of the multi / interdisciplinary studies majors at the school.

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Out of the 507 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in multi / interdisciplinary studies at the school are women while 31% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 87% of the multi / interdisciplinary studies majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular multi / interdisciplinary studies schools in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 67% of the multi / interdisciplinary studies majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 219 students majoring in multi / interdisciplinary studies at UMBC, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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#6

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 72% of the multi / interdisciplinary studies majors at the school.

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#7

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #7, Buffalo State did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Buffalo, Buffalo State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 75% of the multi / interdisciplinary studies majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

About 32% of the students majoring in multi / interdisciplinary studies at the school are women while 68% are male.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 191 students majoring in multi / interdisciplinary studies at University of Oklahoma, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 188 students majoring in multi / interdisciplinary studies at UMCP, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in multi / interdisciplinary studies at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#12

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

About 54% of the students majoring in multi / interdisciplinary studies at the school are women while 46% are male.

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#13

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in multi / interdisciplinary studies at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#14

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

About 52% of the students majoring in multi / interdisciplinary studies at the school are women while 48% are male.

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#15

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 66% of the students majoring in multi / interdisciplinary studies at the school are women while 34% are male.

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#16

The New School

New York, NY

The New School landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. New School University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 76% of the multi / interdisciplinary studies majors at the school.

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#17

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #17, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their master’s degree. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 60% of the students majoring in multi / interdisciplinary studies at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 133 students majoring in multi / interdisciplinary studies at Rutgers New Brunswick, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#19

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

With a ranking of #19, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their master’s degree. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

Women make up 61% of the multi / interdisciplinary studies majors at the school.

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#20

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in multi / interdisciplinary studies at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#21

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in multi / interdisciplinary studies at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#22

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Pepperdine University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 64% of the multi / interdisciplinary studies majors at the school.

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#23

Touro College

New York, NY

Touro College landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. Touro is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 71% of the multi / interdisciplinary studies majors at the school.

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American Public University System did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 22% of the multi / interdisciplinary studies majors at the school.

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Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 112 students majoring in multi / interdisciplinary studies at Illinois Tech, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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#28

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN
#30

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA
#33

Brown University

Providence, RI
#36

New York University

New York, NY
#38

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA
#43

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL
#44

Boston University

Boston, MA
#46

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, RI
#49

School of Visual Arts

New York, NY

Additional Award Winners

This section shows the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 507 different United States multi / interdisciplinary studies schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
51 Florida International University Miami, FL
53 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
53 Presidio Graduate School San Francisco, CA
55 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
55 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA
57 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
58 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
59 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
60 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY
61 Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT
61 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI
63 University of North Texas Denton, TX
63 Iowa State University Ames, IA
65 The City College of New York New York, NY
65 University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD
67 University of the Pacific Stockton, CA
67 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
67 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
70 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
71 Duke University Durham, NC
71 Amberton University Garland, TX
73 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
74 Bentley University Waltham, MA
74 Missouri State University - Springfield Springfield, MO
76 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC

Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
77 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
78 Texas Woman’s University Denton, TX
79 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
79 Stanford University Stanford, CA
79 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
79 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
79 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
84 California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA
85 George Washington University Washington, DC
85 Arizona State University - Skysong Scottsdale, AZ
85 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
88 Western New Mexico University Silver City, NM
88 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
88 University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Green Bay, WI
88 Yale University New Haven, CT
88 American University Washington, DC
88 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
88 Bastyr University Kenmore, WA
95 Regis University Denver, CO
95 The Graduate Center, CUNY New York, NY
97 Brandeis University Waltham, MA
98 University of Michigan - Dearborn Dearborn, MI
99 University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK
99 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
101 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
101 Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX
101 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
101 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL

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
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 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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