FIU Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
- Public university
- Miami, FL
- About 480 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
FIU interdisciplinary studies graduates earn about what interdisciplinary studies graduates earn nationally, $35,476 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $24,025 in federal loans, close to the national median of $26,000. Several Florida programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Florida and national columns are the medians across all interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every Florida interdisciplinary studies program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Florida medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $255 a month, or 8.6% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
93% of graduates (62 of 67) were working in Florida one year after graduating. Prices in the Miami area are about 14% above the national average, so a $35,476 salary here buys what about $31,077 buys in a typical US city.
About FIU
Interdisciplinary Studies ranks 29th of 49 bachelor's programs at FIU by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($78,671), Computer Engineering ($75,210), and Construction Engineering Technology ($73,602).
Other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs near Miami
Common questions
The median graduate earns $35,476 one year after graduating. The median across interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs in Florida is $35,282.
The median federal loan balance is $24,025, which ranks 5th lowest of 9 interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs in Florida. That works out to about $255 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 68% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 76%. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several Florida programs report higher pay, usually with more debt.
Most do. 93% (62 of 67) were working in Florida one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Florida comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the interdisciplinary studies program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024