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Best Colleges for Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, by Earnings

438 of the colleges we track award a bachelor's degree in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, about 19,050 degrees a year. Across the 172 that report earnings, graduates make a median of $54,804 four years after finishing.

Rank	College	State	Median earnings, 4 years out	Degrees a year	Acceptance rate
1	University of the Pacific	CA	$171,261	92	71.3%
2	University of Michigan	MI	$128,291	8	15.6%
3	Boston University	MA	$110,622	19	11.1%
4	Thomas Edison State University	NJ	$109,395	414
5	University of Richmond	VA	$90,369	44	22.2%
6	University of Minnesota-Crookston	MN	$88,319	13	87.9%
7	University of California-Berkeley	CA	$87,791	70	11%
8	Vanderbilt University	TN	$86,559	263	5.9%
9	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	NY	$83,958	4	63.5%
10	American University	DC	$76,552	125	62%
11	University of California-Los Angeles	CA	$75,504	2	9%
12	Franklin and Marshall College	PA	$74,099	92	28.2%
13	Binghamton University	NY	$72,955	173	38.6%
14	College of the Holy Cross	MA	$72,290	3	17.6%
15	University of Connecticut	CT	$71,283	54	52.4%
16	University of North Dakota	ND	$70,947	3	76.9%
17	College of William & Mary	VA	$70,523	86	34.1%
18	California Lutheran University	CA	$70,409	2	75.7%
19	University of Hawaii-West Oahu	HI	$69,931	74	95.3%
20	Trinity College	CT	$68,998	9	29.3%
21	Suffolk University	MA	$67,779	13	82.3%
22	University of Iowa	IA	$67,760	114	83.6%
23	University of Virginia	VA	$66,350	53	16.8%
24	Rogers State University	OK	$66,130	14
25	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	IL	$66,130	8	86.9%
26	Montana State University Billings	MT	$65,875	8
27	Boise State University	ID	$65,089	100	87.2%
28	University of Baltimore	MD	$64,305	7	78.7%
29	Loyola University Maryland	MD	$63,683	55	75.5%
30	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	$63,383	265	59.7%
31	Arizona State University	AZ	$63,211	216	89.9%
32	Christopher Newport University	VA	$62,828	52	86%
33	Texas Southern University	TX	$62,728	33	96.9%
34	University of Michigan-Flint	MI	$62,420	12	70.5%
35	New York Institute of Technology	NY	$62,365	15	81%
36	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	NC	$62,355	209	93.3%
37	Stony Brook University	NY	$61,888	65	49%
38	Miami University-Oxford	OH	$61,145	21	75.4%
39	University of Cincinnati	OH	$60,441	229	85.3%
40	University of Minnesota	MN	$60,270	455	79.8%
41	University of California-Irvine	CA	$60,242	66	28.6%
42	University of Houston-Downtown	TX	$59,924	428	90%
43	Metropolitan State University of Denver	CO	$59,502	72	98.8%
44	University of Southern California	CA	$59,455	52	9.8%
45	University of Alaska Fairbanks	AK	$59,348	45
46	Ohio State University	OH	$59,072	13	60.6%
47	Austin College	TX	$58,913	17	47.7%
48	Utah State University	UT	$58,711	192	92.5%
49	University of Houston	TX	$58,705	269	73.9%
50	Texas A&M University	TX	$58,697	595	57.4%
51	Metropolitan State University	MN	$58,568	140	98.7%
52	University of North Texas at Dallas	TX	$58,293	160	84.5%
53	Montclair State University	NJ	$58,236	147	87.9%
54	Fordham University	NY	$58,044	11	59.3%
55	University of North Texas	TX	$58,004	540	72.2%
56	The University of Texas at Dallas	TX	$57,864	75	65.1%
57	Belmont University	TN	$57,644	52	95.3%
58	Bushnell University	OR	$57,601	18	67.3%
59	Northeastern State University	OK	$57,549	30	99.6%
60	Portland State University	OR	$57,438	111	90.9%
61	Empire State University	NY	$57,379	63
62	Emmanuel College	MA	$57,341	3	75.7%
63	Texas Tech University	TX	$57,262	215	72.7%
64	Prairie View A & M University	TX	$57,212	6	79.3%
65	University of Houston-Clear Lake	TX	$57,065	282	90.5%
66	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	$56,782	8	79.9%
67	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	AR	$56,650	22	58.8%
68	Saint Cloud State University	MN	$56,547	106	94.8%
69	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	TX	$56,493	364	94.2%
70	The University of Texas at El Paso	TX	$56,486	3	99.9%
71	Sam Houston State University	TX	$56,225	31	90.3%
72	Eastern Michigan University	MI	$56,207	126	79.6%
73	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	$56,155	58	41.6%
74	D'Youville University	NY	$56,053	30	81.4%
75	Old Dominion University	VA	$55,889	191	90.4%
76	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	$55,855	186	92.6%
77	Plymouth State University	NH	$55,773	42	87.5%
78	Dallas Baptist University	TX	$55,690	60	88.8%
79	Saint Elizabeth University	NJ	$55,573	2	71%
80	University of New Hampshire	NH	$55,509	9	88.2%
81	Winona State University	MN	$55,235	42	75.5%
82	Texas A&M University-Kingsville	TX	$55,231	7	90.9%
83	Pacific Lutheran University	WA	$55,178	5	78%
84	San Diego State University	CA	$55,072	244	36.2%
85	Kennesaw State University	GA	$54,915	47	69.2%
86	University of Texas at Austin	TX	$54,816	149	26.6%
87	Eastern Illinois University	IL	$54,791	42	65.4%
88	Western Michigan University	MI	$54,597	171	84.6%
89	Stevenson University	MD	$54,463	16	78.9%
90	Texas Wesleyan University	TX	$54,415	28	69.2%
91	University of Missouri	MO	$54,133	54	78.5%
92	Lamar University	TX	$54,116	280	86.4%
93	University of California-Riverside	CA	$54,090	2	76.4%
94	Iowa State University	IA	$54,064	4	88.7%
95	East Texas A&M University	TX	$54,059	337	92.2%
96	Texas State University	TX	$54,053	195	89.3%
97	Texas A&M University-San Antonio	TX	$54,006	288	92.8%
98	North Dakota State University-Main Campus	ND	$53,907	76	95%
99	Texas A&M University-Victoria	TX	$53,837	125	95.9%
100	West Virginia University	WV	$53,836	40	89%

Showing the top 100 of 172 colleges that report earnings. 266 more colleges award this degree but have no earnings figure, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

Which college has the highest-paid Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies graduates?

University of the Pacific ($171,261), University of Michigan ($128,291), Boston University ($110,622), Thomas Edison State University ($109,395), University of Richmond ($90,369) report the highest median earnings four years after graduation.

How much do Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies majors make?

The median across 172 colleges is $54,804 four years after graduation. By college it runs from $26,341 to $171,261.

Which colleges have the biggest Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies programs?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Liberty University (1,356), Texas A&M University (595), University of North Texas (540), University of Minnesota (455), Georgia State University (454).

Does a higher-earning program mean a better program?

Not on its own. Earnings reflect where graduates live, what jobs they take, and who enrolled in the first place, as well as the teaching. The figures cover only graduates who received federal financial aid, and small programs are left out, so a college missing from this list may still have a strong department.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release, federal program category "Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other". Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, working and not enrolled, four years after a bachelor's degree.