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title: Is a Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General degree worth the debt?
cip: 3000
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard — Field of Study (2026-06-10 release)
sourceId: src:doe:college-scorecard:field-of-study:2026-06-10
---

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

Leading with the **Bachelor's**, across **54** colleges (54 of 54 programs report earnings):

- **Median pay, 1 year after completion:** $29,629 ($31,314 at 2 years)
- **Median federal debt:** $23,260 (federal loans only)
- **Debt-to-earnings:** 0.73× a first year's pay
- **Across-college spread (middle 50%):** $26,594–$34,792 — the program you choose moves the number this much.


**How to read this:** these are MEDIANS across college programs, measured **1–2 years after completion** (early career, graduates only) — NOT lifetime earnings, and NOT comparable to a college's 10-years-after-entry figure. They cover **federally-aided completers at programs large enough to report**; small programs are suppressed. A field median is not a prediction of your outcome, not causal (who enters a field differs by field), and **not a "best majors" ranking** — earnings are one dimension of worth. Verify by field at the official College Scorecard (https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/).

## By degree level

| Level | Pay (1yr) | Federal debt | Debt/pay | Colleges | Programs reporting |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bachelor's | $29,629 | $23,260 | 0.73× | 54 | 54/54 |

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

Reflects who enrolls and where, not causal program quality.

| College | Pay (1yr) | Federal debt |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marist University (NY) | $50,617 | $25,000 |
| Hodges University | $46,081 | — |
| Cambridge College (MA) | $39,058 | — |
| Baylor University (TX) | $38,671 | $26,500 |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus (OK) | $38,090 | $19,100 |
| Park University (MO) | $37,928 | $22,500 |
| University of North Florida (FL) | $37,639 | $15,653 |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (IL) | $36,041 | $25,991 |
| Boise State University (ID) | $36,016 | $24,051 |
| Eastern Washington University (WA) | $35,667 | $19,534 |
| National University (CA) | $35,518 | $31,250 |
| Lipscomb University (TN) | $35,450 | — |
| Touro University (NY) | $35,029 | $16,666 |
| Stonehill College (MA) | $34,794 | — |
| University of Toledo (OH) | $34,788 | $23,000 |

RECORDED College Scorecard figures + one DERIVED ratio (debt-to-earnings). Informs and compares; not advice on what to major in. Each college's full record: `/education/<slug>`.

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