Interdisciplinary Studies
Contains Stem Majors
Add ComparisonIn 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Interdisciplinary Studies degree recipients are Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, and San Diego, CA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Interdisciplinary Studies is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Interdisciplinary Studies and the types of students that study this field. Liberty University awards the most degrees in Interdisciplinary Studies in the US, but Presidio Graduate School (486433) and College Unbound have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Tuition costs for Interdisciplinary Studies majors are, on average, $8,180 for in-state public colleges, and $40,625 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Interdisciplinary Studies programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (816 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (61,243 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Interdisciplinary Studies, is Public, 4-year or above (61,243 completions in 2022).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Interdisciplinary Studies programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Liberty University has the most Interdisciplinary Studies degree recipients, with 1,923 degrees awarded in 2022.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Out of all institutions that offer Interdisciplinary Studies programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Presidio Graduate School (486433) has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Interdisciplinary Studies, with 100%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Interdisciplinary Studies by year.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Interdisciplinary Studies.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in the United States.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Interdisciplinary Studies degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Interdisciplinary Studies (52,673 students).
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Interdisciplinary Studies are Bachelors Degree, Associates Degree, and Masters Degree.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Interdisciplinary Studies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Interdisciplinary Studies.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Interdisciplinary Studies for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of N/A recipients in Interdisciplinary Studies.
N/A students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Interdisciplinary Studies field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Interdisciplinary Studies majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Interdisciplinary Studies majors need more than the average amount of Programming, Operations Analysis, and Technology Design.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Interdisciplinary Studies majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Programming is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Speaking, and Writing are the three most important skills for people in the field.