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Best Colleges for Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

Ranked by graduate earnings. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard — updated 2026.

Programs tracked: 196

Avg grad salary: $46,191

Total graduates: 27,084

Top Colleges for Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other — Ranked by Graduate Earnings

Showing schools with reported earnings data. Earnings reflect median graduate salary 4 years after graduation (or 1 year where 4-year data is unavailable).

#	School	Median Salary (4yr)	Starting Salary (1yr)	Graduates	Median Debt	Admit Rate
1	University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$165,593	$104,803	94	$15,500	94.9%
2	Yale University New Haven, CT	$104,899	$45,769	28	$13,500	4.5%
3	Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ	$95,807	$88,629	273	$11,474	N/A
4	University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI	$84,867	$59,105	38	$19,000	17.9%
5	University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock, AR	$83,184	$74,432	41	$9,625	N/A
6	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$82,021	$72,174	237	$25,878	77.5%
7	UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$76,643	$45,461	70	$14,500	11.7%
8	Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$67,029	$40,150	41	$27,000	76.3%
9	UCLA Los Angeles, CA	$65,593	$46,154	163	$15,000	8.7%
10	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$64,005	$26,700	87	$21,667	37.7%
11	University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA	$61,339	$52,463	45	$26,700	16.9%
12	University of Hawaii-West Oahu Kapolei, HI	$61,234	$49,464	92	$17,820	95.6%
13	Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$60,796	$43,593	82	$19,875	31.8%
14	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$60,205	$37,276	84	$12,000	6.3%
15	University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$59,003	$49,421	24	$24,750	23.3%
16	American University Washington, DC	$58,815	$49,486	108	$23,000	47.4%
17	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN	N/A	$57,005	102	$26,000	N/A
18	University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN	$56,840	$42,339	468	$20,500	77.0%
19	Montana State University Billings Billings, MT	N/A	$55,918	25	$34,680	N/A
20	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	$55,833	$38,584	120	$24,929	84.7%
21	Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK	$55,621	$43,368	47	$30,750	99.2%
22	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	$55,472	$33,686	331	$25,000	87.4%
23	Utah Tech University Saint George, UT	$55,380	$29,324	21	N/A	N/A
24	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	$55,247	$45,875	899	$25,000	90.2%
25	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	$55,247	$45,875	899	$25,000	64.1%
26	University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN	$54,593	$54,656	35	$31,000	58.4%
27	Boston University Boston, MA	N/A	$54,456	22	$22,625	10.8%
28	Rogers State University Claremore, OK	$53,986	$56,439	22	$31,827	N/A
29	Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL	$53,724	$50,862	35	$22,033	67.8%
30	Texas Southern University Houston, TX	$53,527	$57,511	35	$37,125	93.3%
31	Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA	N/A	$53,442	18	$31,000	93.7%
32	University of North Texas Denton, TX	$53,283	$53,733	902	$23,573	72.5%
33	University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX	$53,235	$49,734	1,034	$28,237	90.6%
34	University of Houston Houston, TX	$53,107	$56,904	375	$21,500	69.5%
35	University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX	$53,078	$56,645	357	$20,904	75.3%
36	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	$52,618	$49,748	181	$19,500	81.3%
37	Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN	$52,538	$49,751	224	$35,110	96.5%
38	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$52,194	$38,647	57	$23,307	53.9%
39	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	$52,194	$38,647	57	$23,307	86.5%
40	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	$52,194	$38,647	57	$23,307	86.5%
41	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	$52,194	$38,647	57	$23,307	80.2%
42	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	$52,194	$38,647	57	$23,307	87.0%
43	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	$52,089	$52,162	149	$24,092	65.5%
44	Iowa State University Ames, IA	$52,013	$36,006	23	$25,687	89.1%
45	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	$51,733	$33,359	87	$27,000	77.0%
46	UC Irvine Irvine, CA	$51,708	$35,404	73	$16,332	25.6%
47	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	N/A	$51,615	18	N/A	35.3%
48	Texas Woman's University Denton, TX	$51,475	$54,038	158	$21,668	95.0%
49	University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College Blue Ash, OH	$51,456	$44,438	190	$27,000	N/A
50	University of Cincinnati-Clermont College Batavia, OH	$51,456	$44,438	190	$27,000	N/A
51	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$51,456	$44,438	190	$27,000	87.7%
52	UT Austin Austin, TX	$51,323	$51,107	241	$21,500	29.1%
53	Texas A&M University College Station, TX	$50,964	$50,235	1,047	$20,500	63.2%
54	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	$50,770	$50,664	559	$22,800	70.9%
55	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$50,493	$33,854	61	$20,205	24.0%
56	University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL	$50,493	$33,854	61	$20,205	64.4%
57	Baylor University Waco, TX	$50,312	$31,994	29	$19,500	51.0%
58	FIU Miami, FL	$50,191	$37,745	190	$26,610	58.8%
59	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	$50,048	$52,792	457	$27,000	85.4%
60	University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online Manchester, NH	$49,959	$49,534	20	$27,000	N/A

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are median among graduates who received federal financial aid.

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Debt-to-Earnings Ratio

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