Ranked #27 in popularity, other multi/interdisciplinary studies is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 32 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of other multi/interdisciplinary studies. Combined, these schools handed out 4,514 associate degrees in other multi/interdisciplinary studies to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies School for Your Associate Degree
The other interdisciplinary studies associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality other interdisciplinary studies program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
Overall Quality Is a Must
The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average Early-Career Salaries
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on other multi/interdisciplinary studies students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of other multi/interdisciplinary studies students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How much debt other multi/interdisciplinary studies students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other multi/interdisciplinary studies related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for other multi/interdisciplinary studies students working on their associate degree.
More Ways to Rank Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Schools
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Thomas Edison State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies. Located in the small city of Trenton, TESU is a public university with a medium-sized student population.
Those other multi/interdisciplinary studies students who get their associate degree from Thomas Edison State University receive $20,972 more than the average other interdisciplinary studies graduate.
Liberty University is a good choice for individuals pursuing an associate degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.
Students who graduate with their associate from the other interdisciplinary studies program state that they receive average early career wages of $38,805.
Located in the large city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies associate degree recipients from Bluegrass Community and Technical College get an earnings boost of about $10,452 over the average income of other multi/interdisciplinary studies majors.
Located in the midsize suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies associate degree recipients from Tri-County Technical College get an earnings boost of around $13,475 above the average earnings of other multi/interdisciplinary studies majors.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).