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2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$25,259 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,192 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in California 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best value school for multi / interdisciplinary studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $14,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UC Berkeley also claimed a spot on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

UC Davis graduate students pay an average of $13,608 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 8 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFSU are $8,738 per year.

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#4

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keck Graduate Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. KGI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, KGI is ranked #4 for overall quality for multi / interdisciplinary studies in California.

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#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very 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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#6

Presidio Graduate School

San Francisco, CA

Presidio Graduate School ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Presidio Graduate School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student 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 California.

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University of Southern California 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

USC graduate students pay an average of $61,396 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Pepperdine University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pepperdine are $37,420 per year.

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

Explore all the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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 8 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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