Multicultural & Diversity Studies
Contains Stem Majors
Add ComparisonIn 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of Multicultural & Diversity Studies degree recipients are Athens, OH, Laie, HI, and Lexington-Fayette, KY. In 2023, the locations with a relatively high number of Multicultural & Diversity Studies degree recipients are Laie, HI, Wake Forest, NC, and Moore, OK. The most common degree awarded to students studying Multicultural & Diversity Studies is a certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Multicultural & Diversity Studies and the types of students that study this field. Ohio University-Main Campus awards the most degrees in Multicultural & Diversity Studies in the US, but Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America and Brigham Young University-Hawaii have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Multicultural & Diversity Studies.
Tuition costs for Multicultural & Diversity Studies majors are, on average, $8,832 for in-state public colleges, and $35,970 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Multicultural & Diversity Studies programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (61 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (308 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Multicultural & Diversity Studies, is Public, 4-year or above (308 completions in 2023).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Multicultural & Diversity Studies programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Ohio University-Main Campus has the most Multicultural & Diversity Studies degree recipients, with 43 degrees awarded in 2023.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Multicultural & Diversity Studies.
Out of all institutions that offer Multicultural & Diversity Studies programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Multicultural & Diversity Studies, with 18%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Multicultural & Diversity Studies by year.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Interdisciplinary Studies graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Interdisciplinary Studies majors is $94,098 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Other managers, and Physicians.
The industry that employs the most Interdisciplinary Studies majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Metal ore mining.
The average salary for Interdisciplinary Studies majors is $94,098 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Other managers, and Physicians.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Interdisciplinary Studies majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Interdisciplinary Studies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Interdisciplinary Studies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations for Interdisciplinary Studies majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & middle school teachers, Other managers, and Physicians.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Interdisciplinary Studies majors working as Dietitians & nutritionists, Chiropractors, and Optometrists.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Interdisciplinary Studies majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Boilermakers.
The number of Interdisciplinary Studies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.61%, from 980,485 in 2022 to 1.01M in 2023.
The largest single share of Interdisciplinary Studies graduates go on to work as Elementary & middle school teachers (4.68%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Interdisciplinary Studies by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Interdisciplinary Studies majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, and uninformed.
The highest paying industries of Interdisciplinary Studies majors, by average wage, are Metal ore mining, Agricultural chemical manufacturing, and Miscellaneous petroleum & coal products.
The number of Interdisciplinary Studies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.61%, from 980,485 in 2022 to 1.01M in 2023.
The industry which employs the most Interdisciplinary Studies graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Interdisciplinary Studies.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Interdisciplinary Studies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Interdisciplinary Studies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies is 41.5.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years. 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 (321 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. The most common ages of employees with this major are 30 and 31 years old, which represent 3.24% and 3.23% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Multicultural & Diversity Studies are Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, Bachelors 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 Multicultural & Diversity Studies.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Multicultural & Diversity 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 Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Multicultural & Diversity Studies.
N/A students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Tanzania that hold Interdisciplinary Studies degrees (4.59 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (26,367 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Multicultural & Diversity Studies field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Multicultural & Diversity Studies majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Multicultural & Diversity Studies majors need more than the average amount of Programming, Operations Analysis, and Mathematics.
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 Multicultural & Diversity 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, Critical Thinking, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.
