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2023 Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region

89 Colleges
$35,196 Avg Salary
$20,370 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 89 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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#3

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

Out of the 89 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Keck Graduate Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Claremont, KGI is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#4

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Out of the 89 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pepperdine University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Pepperdine is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Malibu.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Presidio Graduate School

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #6, Presidio Graduate School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. Presidio Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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Naval Postgraduate School landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.

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San Jose State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Portland State University

Portland, OR

Portland State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

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#11

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

University of the Pacific came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.

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#12

Bastyr University

Kenmore, WA

Bastyr University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kenmore, Bastyr University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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California Institute of Integral Studies landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular multi / interdisciplinary studies programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, CIIS 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 popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
14 Stanford University Stanford, CA
15 California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA
16 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
17 Chapman University Orange, CA
17 Saybrook University Oakland, CA

Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best multi / interdisciplinary studies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,539
Washington 318
Oregon 155
Nevada 24
Hawaii 16
Alaska 10

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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