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2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

104 Colleges
$20,247 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,192 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate 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.

The Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 104 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the multi / interdisciplinary studies graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 15% Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for multi / interdisciplinary studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at American Military University are $7,050 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, American Military University also is in the top 15% of our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

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#2

Park University

Parkville, MO

Out of the 104 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Park University are $6,435 per year.

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#3

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Fitchburg State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value multi / interdisciplinary studies schools in the United States. Fitchburg State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fitchburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Russell Sage College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value multi / interdisciplinary studies schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Troy, Russel Sage is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Russel Sage are $13,140 per year.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Birmingham.

UAB graduate students pay an average of $19,188 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their graduate certificate. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

BGSU graduate students pay an average of $15,823 in tuition and fees each year.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.

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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 graduate certificate. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WPI are $29,040 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, WPI is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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University of North Texas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.

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#11

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #11, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.

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#12

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Webster are $13,500 per year.

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#12

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

Keck Graduate Institute ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Claremont, KGI is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KGI are $40,710 per year.

KGI also claimed a spot on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 1% of all schools in this category.

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#14

Presidio Graduate School

San Francisco, CA

Presidio Graduate School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Presidio Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Presidio Graduate School are $31,920 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Presidio Graduate School is ranked #2 for overall quality for multi / interdisciplinary studies in the United States.

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#15

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at K -State are $23,949 a year.

K -State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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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 Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
16 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
17 Dominican University River Forest, IL
18 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
19 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
20 University of Maryland - Baltimore County Baltimore, MD

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies by Region

View the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate 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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