2025 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #12 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 51 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 7,697 bachelor's degrees in multi / interdisciplinary studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The multi / interdisciplinary studies bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to multi / interdisciplinary studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of multi / interdisciplinary studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for multi / interdisciplinary studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized multi / interdisciplinary studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools

The multi / 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 Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

1

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

141 Annual Graduates

Carnegie Mellon University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a bachelor’s in multi / interdisciplinary studies from Carnegie Mellon University

2

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

397 Annual Graduates

University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in multi / interdisciplinary studies from University of Pennsylvania

3

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

93 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in multi / interdisciplinary studies from Columbia University in the City of New York

4

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

63 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies has to look into Cornell University. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in multi / interdisciplinary studies from Cornell University

5

American University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

125 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in multi / interdisciplinary studies from American University

6

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

100 Annual Graduates

Pitt is a very large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a bachelor’s in multi / interdisciplinary studies from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

7

Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

483 Annual Graduates

TESU is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Trenton.More information about a bachelor’s in multi / interdisciplinary studies from Thomas Edison State University

8

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

30 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in multi / interdisciplinary studies from University of Maryland - College Park

9

Barnard College
New York, NY

38 Annual Graduates

Barnard is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in multi / interdisciplinary studies from Barnard College

10

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

96 Annual Graduates

Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a bachelor’s in multi / interdisciplinary studies from Georgetown University

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank	College	Location
11	New York University	New York, NY
12	Drexel University	Philadelphia, PA
13	Montclair State University	Montclair, NJ
14	Binghamton University	Vestal, NY
15	Franklin and Marshall College	Lancaster, PA
16	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD
17	Bard College	Annandale-On-Hudson, NY

Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best multi / interdisciplinary studies schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	37	1,777
New York	37	3,140
New Jersey	34	1,259
Maryland	33	532
Delaware	30	101
District of Columbia	28	342

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Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1,870
Interdisciplinary Studies	676
Human Biology	633
Biological & Physical Science	609
Data Analytics	599
International Studies	484
Nutrition Science	385
Cognitive Science	340
Sustainability Science	302
Natural Sciences	254

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.