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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$18,835 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,255 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 1,539 degrees and certificates were awarded to multi / interdisciplinary studies students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

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The Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Davis the best value school in California for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Davis are $13,608 a year.

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Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 2 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $14,160 per year.

UC Berkeley also took the #3 spot in our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California rankings.

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Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSB are $13,581 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value multi / interdisciplinary studies schools in California. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSD are $13,564 per year.

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#5

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Biola University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Biola are $12,006 per year.

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Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCLA are $13,036 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCLA also is in the top 20% of our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking.

Full Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at University of California - Los Angeles Report

University of California - Irvine landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Irvine are $13,356 per year.

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#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #8, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SDSU are $9,570 a year.

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#9

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

Keck Graduate Institute landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. KGI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

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

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With a ranking of #10, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on this year’s best value schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UC Santa Cruz graduate students pay an average of $13,895 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 318
Oregon 155
Nevada 24
Hawaii 16
Alaska 10

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 12 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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