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2023 Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools

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Finding the Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 16,258 people earned a degree or certificate in multi / interdisciplinary studies, making the major the #13 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 592 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for multi / interdisciplinary studies majors pursuing a .

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University Global to be the most popular school for multi / interdisciplinary studies students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 592 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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The excellent programs at Teachers College at Columbia University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best multi / interdisciplinary studies schools in the United States. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools ranking. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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#9

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

Buffalo State ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools list. Buffalo State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Buffalo.

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#9

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

With a ranking of #9, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

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#11

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #11, Georgetown University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#12

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #12, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools list. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. It came in at #14 on the list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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#15

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

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#17

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. It came in at #17 on the list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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#18

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #18, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

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#20

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

Keck Graduate Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, KGI is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#21

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. It came in at #21 on the list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. It came in at #22 on the list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#23

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

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American Public University System ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools list. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

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#27

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
#29

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA
#31

Touro College

New York, NY
#34

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN
#35

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA
#38

Brown University

Providence, RI
#39

New York University

New York, NY
#42

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
#45

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
#48

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Remaining Award Winners

This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 592 different United States multi / interdisciplinary studies schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
52 Florida International University Miami, FL
53 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
54 Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Winona, MN
55 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
55 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
57 Full Sail University Winter Park, FL
58 Boston University Boston, MA
59 University of Houston - Downtown Houston, TX
59 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
61 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
61 Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Boston, MA
63 Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI
63 Presidio Graduate School San Francisco, CA
63 Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA
66 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL
66 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
66 Northwestern University Evanston, IL
69 School of Visual Arts New York, NY
70 Iowa State University Ames, IA
71 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI
72 University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences San Juan, PR
73 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
73 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
75 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
76 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
76 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
76 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
79 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
80 University of North Texas Denton, TX
80 Portland State University Portland, OR
80 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
80 Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT
84 George Washington University Washington, DC
84 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
84 University of Missouri - Kansas City Kansas City, MO
87 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
87 The City College of New York New York, NY
87 University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools award.

Rank College Location
90 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
91 University of the Pacific Stockton, CA
91 Duke University Durham, NC
93 University of Georgia Athens, GA
93 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
95 Amberton University Garland, TX
95 Bastyr University Kenmore, WA
97 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
98 Bentley University Waltham, MA
98 The Graduate Center, CUNY New York, NY
98 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
98 California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco, CA
102 Texas Woman’s University Denton, TX
103 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
103 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
103 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
103 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
107 Russell Sage College Troy, NY
108 University of Massachusetts - Boston Boston, MA
108 Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
110 Stanford University Stanford, CA
110 Yale University New Haven, CT
110 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
110 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
114 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
114 University of Maine Orono, ME
114 California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA
117 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
117 Regis University Denver, CO
117 Arizona State University - Skysong Scottsdale, AZ
117 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 26 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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