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2023 Most Popular Online Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

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$53,192 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 80 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular online school in the United States for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 208 students majoring in multi / interdisciplinary studies at Harvard, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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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 Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 53 students majoring in multi / interdisciplinary studies at Mizzou, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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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 working on their online graduate certificate. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Monterey.

About 28% of the students majoring in multi / interdisciplinary studies at the school are women while 72% are male.

Full Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Naval Postgraduate School Report

Out of the 80 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the multi / interdisciplinary studies majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a great place for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their online graduate certificate. AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a small public school located in the large suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB.

About 25% of the students majoring in multi / interdisciplinary studies at the school are women while 75% are male.

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Kennesaw State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in multi / interdisciplinary studies at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Kennesaw State University Report

#7

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

Of the 25 students majoring in multi / interdisciplinary studies at Rowan, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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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 Graduate Certificate Schools list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

Of the 29 students majoring in multi / interdisciplinary studies at ECU, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

Women make up 26% of the multi / interdisciplinary studies majors at the school.

Full Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

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

Of the 23 students majoring in multi / interdisciplinary studies at American Military University, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for multi / interdisciplinary studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

Of the 22 students majoring in multi / interdisciplinary studies at IU Bloomington, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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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 most popular schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Troy, Russel Sage is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in multi / interdisciplinary studies at Russel Sage, 5% are male and 95% are female.

Full Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Russell Sage College Report

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 Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA
13 Pacific University Forest Grove, OR
15 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
16 Tufts University Medford, MA
16 University of Maryland - Baltimore Baltimore, MD
16 Walden University Minneapolis, MN

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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