College Scorecard · field of study · all U.S. colleges

Is a Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General degree worth the debt?

The figures below lead with the Bachelor's, aggregated across 54 colleges (54 of 54 programs report earnings). Other credential levels are in the table further down.

Median pay · 1 yr after

$29,629

Graduates only, early career.$31,314 two years out.

Median federal debt

$23,260

Federal loans only — not private or Parent PLUS.

Debt vs a year's pay

0.73×

73% of a first year's earnings.

Typical debt is under a year's early-career pay.

The college you pick moves this a lot

The middle 50% of Bachelor's programs in Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General report early-career pay between $26,594 and $34,792 — a spread of $8,198 that depends on the program and who attends it, not the major alone.

25th pct $26,594 median $29,629 75th pct $34,792

Where a Bachelor's in this field reports the highest early-career pay

The 15 programs with the highest reported pay one year after completion. This reflects who enrolls and where they live as much as the program itself — it is not a causal quality ranking.

Marist University NY $50,617 $25,000 debt

Hodges University $46,081 —

Cambridge College MA $39,058 —

Baylor University TX $38,671 $26,500 debt

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK $38,090 $19,100 debt

Park University MO $37,928 $22,500 debt

University of North Florida FL $37,639 $15,653 debt

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville IL $36,041 $25,991 debt

Boise State University ID $36,016 $24,051 debt

Eastern Washington University WA $35,667 $19,534 debt

National University CA $35,518 $31,250 debt

Lipscomb University TN $35,450 —

Touro University NY $35,029 $16,666 debt

Stonehill College MA $34,794 —

University of Toledo OH $34,788 $23,000 debt

What these numbers are — and are not

Every figure here is a median across college programs in Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General, from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. It is not a prediction of what you would earn (your college, effort, and local job market vary enormously — see the spread above), not lifetime earnings (it is measured 1–2 years after completion, early career), not proof the major caused the outcome (who enters a field differs by field — selection, not causation), and not a "best majors" ranking: earnings are one dimension of worth, not the whole of it. Teaching and social work pay far less than the fields at the top of this list and matter enormously. Earnings cover federally-aided completers at programs large enough to report.

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