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2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$29,256 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,192 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 Far Western US Region

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 10 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Keck Graduate Institute the best value school in the Far Western US Region for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, KGI is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

KGI did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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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 Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Presidio Graduate School is a fairly 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.

Presidio Graduate School did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $30,912 in tuition and fees each year.

UW Seattle also took the #5 spot in our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value multi / interdisciplinary studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UC Berkeley is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Davis are $28,710 per year.

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#6

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SFSU are $18,242 a year.

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Portland State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the city of Portland.

Portland State University graduate students pay an average of $24,009 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, Southern Oregon University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their graduate certificate. Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Ashland.

Southern Oregon University graduate students pay an average of $18,569 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

Western Washington University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WWU are $24,737 per year.

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Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best multi / interdisciplinary studies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,539
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 15 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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