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2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

106 Colleges
$23,062 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,255 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 106 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for multi / interdisciplinary studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

Top 15% Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Union Institute & University to be the best value school for multi / interdisciplinary studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Union graduate students pay an average of $16,211 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Union also did well on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Biola University is a great value for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Mirada.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Biola are $12,006 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Biola also did well on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Alabama at Birmingham is a great value for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UAB is a very large public school located in the city of Birmingham.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAB are $19,188 per year.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value multi / interdisciplinary studies schools in the United States. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. TWU is a large public school located in the city of Denton.

TWU graduate students pay an average of $15,048 in tuition and fees each year.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas A&M College Station also is in the top 15% of our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Austin also did well on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at The University of Texas at Austin Report

With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best value schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 a year.

UNC Chapel Hill also claimed a spot on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #9, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their doctor’s degree. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

WPI graduate students pay an average of $29,040 in tuition and fees each year.

WPI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.

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#11

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

With a ranking of #11, Keck Graduate Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, KGI is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KGI are $40,710 a year.

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $15,995 per year.

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#13

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per year.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 a year.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 a year.

Full Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great value schools for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies graduate students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
16 The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX
17 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
18 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
19 Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA
20 University of Maryland - Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
21 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
21 University of California - Davis Davis, CA

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies by Region

View the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

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.

  • 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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