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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for other multi/interdisciplinary studies students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 334 associate degrees in other multi/interdisciplinary studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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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 quality 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
The other interdisciplinary studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey.
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Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies needs to check out Thomas Edison State University. Located in the small city of Trenton, TESU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.
Associate recipients from the other multi/interdisciplinary studies major at Thomas Edison State University earn $15,817 more than the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Brookdale Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies. Located in the suburb of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
After graduation, other interdisciplinary studies associate recipients usually make around $27,193 at the beginning of their careers.
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).
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:
