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2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

33 Colleges
$17,410 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,419 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 33 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at West Texas A&M University are $8,574 per year.

Full Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at West Texas A&M University Report

Out of the 33 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NSU are $10,911 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TWU is a large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

TWU graduate students pay an average of $15,048 in tuition and fees each year.

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Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UT Rio Grande Valley also is in the top 20% of our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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University of Houston - Downtown did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH Downtown are $15,991 a year.

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University of North Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

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

Full Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at University of North Texas Report

The University of Texas at Austin ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.

UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH Clear Lake are $18,990 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 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 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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