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2023 Most Popular Online Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools

84 Colleges
$36,731 Avg Salary
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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.

The Most Popular Online Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 84 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online multi / interdisciplinary studies programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for multi / interdisciplinary studies students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools list. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Naval Postgraduate School is a great place for multi / interdisciplinary studies students pursuing an online degree. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools list. AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a small public school located in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB.

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Kennesaw State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools ranking. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

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With a ranking of #7, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s best schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

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#7

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools list. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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With a ranking of #10, American Public University System did quite well on this year’s best schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

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With a ranking of #11, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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#12

Russell Sage College

Troy, NY

With a ranking of #12, Russell Sage College did quite well on this year’s best schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. Located in the small city of Troy, Russel Sage is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
13 Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA
13 Pacific University Forest Grove, OR
15 North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC
16 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA

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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).

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