Best Schools for Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

50
Schools
$50,420
Avg. Earnings
8,083
Graduates
#1
U

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA · Private

$141,586
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 94.9%
#2
T

Thomas Edison State University

Trenton, NJ ·

$72,782
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $76,418
Graduates: 244
Acceptance: N/A
#3
R

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY · Private

$69,338
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $64,983
Graduates: 32
Acceptance: 58.5%
#4
B

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA · Private

$63,005
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 32.0%
#5
D

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA · Private

$59,485
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $60,242
Graduates: 265
Acceptance: 77.5%
#6
M

Mercer University

Macon, GA · Private

$57,460
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 66.5%
#7
W

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA · Private

$57,318
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 58.5%
#8
U

University of Arkansas Grantham

LIttle Rock, AR ·

$57,318
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $56,582
Graduates: 31
Acceptance: N/A
#9
U

University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA · Public

$53,984
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,970
Graduates: 66
Acceptance: 16.9%
#10
E

Emory University

Atlanta, GA · Private

$53,108
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 11.1%
#11
C

California Baptist University

Riverside, CA · Private

$50,856
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 73.6%
#12
S

Saint Edward's University

Austin, TX · Private

$50,856
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 83.7%
#13
B

Boston University

Boston, MA · Private

$49,683
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 10.8%
#14
B

Barnard College

New York, NY · Private

$49,646
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 8.0%
#15
T

Texas Southern University

Houston, TX · Public

$49,576
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $50,406
Graduates: 36
Acceptance: 93.3%
#16
U

University of Houston

Houston, TX · Public

$48,710
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $49,029
Graduates: 321
Acceptance: 69.5%
#17
U

University of Hawaii-West Oahu

Kapolei, HI · Public

$48,667
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,515
Graduates: 58
Acceptance: 95.6%
#18
U

University of Houston-Clear Lake

Houston, TX · Public

$47,684
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $47,440
Graduates: 350
Acceptance: 75.3%
#19
U

University of California-Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA · Public

$47,260
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 62.5%
#20
C

Cameron University

Lawton, OK ·

$47,260
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: N/A
#21
U

University of North Texas

Denton, TX · Public

$46,794
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $44,703
Graduates: 477
Acceptance: 72.5%
#22
T

The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, TX · Public

$46,577
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $46,676
Graduates: 222
Acceptance: 81.3%
#23
G

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA · Public

$46,478
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 16.5%
#24
U

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI · Public

$46,478
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $47,344
Graduates: 32
Acceptance: 17.9%
#25
T

Texas Woman's University

Denton, TX · Public

$46,300
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $44,994
Graduates: 237
Acceptance: 95.0%
#26
S

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA · Private

$46,087
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 73.3%
#27
U

University of Michigan-Flint

Flint, MI · Public

$46,087
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,071
Graduates: 22
Acceptance: 68.8%
#28
F

Fordham University

Bronx, NY · Private

$46,087
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 56.3%
#29
U

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Cincinnati, OH · Public

$45,500
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,435
Graduates: 98
Acceptance: 87.7%
#30
U

University of Cincinnati-Clermont College

Batavia, OH ·

$45,500
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,435
Graduates: 98
Acceptance: N/A
#31
U

University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College

Blue Ash, OH ·

$45,500
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,435
Graduates: 98
Acceptance: N/A
#32
T

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX · Public

$45,458
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $44,978
Graduates: 287
Acceptance: 29.1%
#33
T

The University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, TX · Public

$45,146
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,261
Graduates: 401
Acceptance: 88.5%
#34
U

University of Houston-Downtown

Houston, TX · Public

$45,142
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,387
Graduates: 1,014
Acceptance: 90.6%
#35
U

Union University

Jackson, TN · Private

$44,590
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,028
Graduates: 40
Acceptance: 47.2%
#36
U

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA · Private

$44,542
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,652
Graduates: 37
Acceptance: 23.3%
#37
S

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX · Public

$44,520
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $44,647
Graduates: 485
Acceptance: 85.4%
#38
T

Texas A & M University-College Station

College Station, TX · Public

$44,482
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,511
Graduates: 927
Acceptance: 63.2%
#39
B

Baldwin Wallace University

Berea, OH · Private

$44,384
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $47,422
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 76.8%
#40
T

The University of Texas Permian Basin

Odessa, TX · Public

$44,356
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,520
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 84.5%
#41
T

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX · Public

$44,328
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $44,111
Graduates: 699
Acceptance: 89.5%
#42
T

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, TX · Public

$44,276
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,160
Graduates: 136
Acceptance: 65.5%
#43
M

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, MN · Public

$44,102
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $44,376
Graduates: 270
Acceptance: 96.5%
#44
T

Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, TX · Public

$43,967
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,756
Graduates: 207
Acceptance: 89.5%
#45
U

University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Public

$43,957
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,925
Graduates: 169
Acceptance: 8.7%
#46
N

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, OK · Public

$43,426
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,142
Graduates: 47
Acceptance: 99.2%
#47
U

University of North Texas at Dallas

Dallas, TX · Public

$43,128
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 93.9%
#48
T

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX · Public

$42,868
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $44,133
Graduates: 616
Acceptance: 70.9%
#49
C

California State University-Sacramento

Sacramento, CA · Public

$42,682
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 93.6%
#50
U

University of Minnesota-Crookston

Crookston, MN · Public

$42,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $82,190
Graduates: 26
Acceptance: 58.4%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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