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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$22,192 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southwest 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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

Our analysis found University of North Texas to be the best value school for multi / interdisciplinary studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton.

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

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #1.

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

UH Downtown graduate students pay an average of $15,991 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 a year.

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Arizona State University - Tempe 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 #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 per year.

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Abilene Christian University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Abilene Christian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Abilene.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Abilene Christian are $24,174 a year.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 a year.

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Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best multi / interdisciplinary studies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 241
Texas 1,002
Oklahoma 312
New Mexico 50

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).

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