Is a Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General degree worth it?
Across 43 schools, graduates of Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General earn a median $48,160 five years out on $23,260 of debt. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$48,160
Median debt
$23,260
Years to pay off
4.5
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
—
GPT-4-era overlap
Gender pay gap
21%
$57,383 vs $45,306
Net price
$20,389/yr
Debt-test failures
21.2%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$13,161
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.