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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$21,980 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,419 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, multi / interdisciplinary studies was ranked #13 in the country. In fact 16,258 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Plains States 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the multi / interdisciplinary studies master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Northern Iowa the best value school in the Plains States Region for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNI are $21,201 per year.

UNI also claimed a spot on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Metro State are $10,237 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fort Hays State University is a great value for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their master’s degree. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Hays.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FHSU are $11,376 a year.

Read full report on Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Fort Hays State University

#4

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Webster University is a great value for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their master’s degree. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Webster graduate students pay an average of $13,500 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value multi / interdisciplinary studies schools in the Plains States Region . St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Cloud State University are $13,412 per year.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #6, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their master’s degree. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

K -State graduate students pay an average of $23,949 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln 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 city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.

UNL excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha 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 #8 on the list. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 per year.

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#9

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO

Southeast Missouri State University 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 #10 on the list. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southeast Missouri State University are $11,593 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 223
Missouri 467
Minnesota 179
Iowa 313
North Dakota 1
Nebraska 59
South Dakota 17

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 18 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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