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2023 Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Plains States Region

47 Colleges
$37,553 Avg Salary
$25,412 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies 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.

The Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Plains States 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.

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

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the most popular school for multi / interdisciplinary studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at University of Iowa Report

The excellent programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best multi / interdisciplinary studies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best multi / interdisciplinary studies schools in the Plains States Region . Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The excellent programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best multi / interdisciplinary studies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 47 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

Full Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Fort Hays State University Report

University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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With a ranking of #7, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for multi / interdisciplinary studies students. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

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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 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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