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2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$26,889 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Great Lakes 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.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to be the best value school for multi / interdisciplinary studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 per year.

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#3

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Dominican University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value multi / interdisciplinary studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Dominican U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Dominican U graduate students pay an average of $20,413 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great value for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.

UW - Madison also took the #5 spot in our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

IU Bloomington graduate students pay an average of $33,352 in tuition and fees each year.

IU Bloomington also claimed a spot on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a very large student population.

UWM graduate students pay an average of $25,651 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $26,644 per year.

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Western Michigan University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

WMU graduate students pay an average of $26,248 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo 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. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public school with a large student population.

University of Toledo graduate students pay an average of $27,739 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.

IUPUI graduate students pay an average of $26,529 in tuition and fees each 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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 601
Indiana 1,024
Ohio 472
Wisconsin 249
Michigan 420

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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