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2023 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master's Degree School for You

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies is the #13 most popular major in the country with 16,258 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master's Degree Schools

#1

Rice University

Houston, TX

Our analysis found Rice University to be the best school for multi / interdisciplinary studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best multi / interdisciplinary studies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Texas Woman’s University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. Located in the suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The University of Texas at Dallas 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 #9 on the list. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #10 on this year’s Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best multi / interdisciplinary studies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 241
Texas 1,002
Oklahoma 312
New Mexico 50

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).

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