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2023 Best 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, 16,258 people earned a degree or certificate in multi / interdisciplinary studies, making the major the #13 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 220 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for multi / interdisciplinary studies majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

#1

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Keck Graduate Institute the best school in the United States for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, KGI is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Presidio Graduate School

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Presidio Graduate School. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Presidio Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best multi / interdisciplinary studies schools in the United States. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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Out of the 220 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best multi / interdisciplinary studies schools in the United States. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #7 on this year’s Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

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#8

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

University of Northern Iowa ranked #8 on this year’s Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. UNI is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.

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#9

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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#10

Bentley University

Waltham, MA

Bentley University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Waltham, Bentley is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #11 on this year’s Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

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With a ranking of #12, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

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#13

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#14

New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#15

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #15, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s best schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their master’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Rutgers University - Newark ranked #18 on this year’s Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Newark.

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#19

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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#21

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. UAB is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.

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#23

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

College of Charleston came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. C of C is a large public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

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California State University - Monterey Bay landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. CSUMB is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Seaside.

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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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Rest of the Top Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master's Degree Schools

#27

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN
#29

Rice University

Houston, TX

Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
34 Dominican University River Forest, IL
35 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
36 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
37 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
38 Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA
39 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
40 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
41 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
42 Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ
43 American University Washington, DC
44 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX

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 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Nutrition Science 1,496
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063
International Studies 918
Human Computer Interaction 822
Data Analytics 793
Museum Studies 696
Gerontology 655
Biological & Physical Science 639
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 522
Systems Theory 461
Dispute Resolution 416
Interdisciplinary Studies 402
Data Science 373
Mathematics & Computer Science 290
Historic Preservation 266
Science, Technology & Society 198
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 176
Cultural Studies & Analysis 161
Cognitive Science 123
Marine Science 104
Natural Sciences 76
Holocaust Studies 54
Medieval Studies 46
Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature 28
Human Biology 18
Classical & Ancient Studies 17
Earth Systems Science 13
Maritime Studies 9
Accounting & Computer Science 8
Environmental Geosciences 6
Linguistics and Computer Science 6
Linguistics and Anthropology 2

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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