Metropolitan State University Other Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
- Public university
- Saint Paul, MN
- About 140 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Metropolitan State University other interdisciplinary studies graduates earn more than graduates of most other interdisciplinary studies programs nationally, $49,751 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $35,110 in federal loans, more than at 95% of other interdisciplinary studies programs in the country. One other Minnesota program reports higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Minnesota and national columns are the medians across all other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Metropolitan State University graduates earn more than the national figure and about $5,325 more than the Minnesota median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Minnesota other interdisciplinary studies program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Minnesota medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 24% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Does family income change the outcome?
Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned $23,486 less in their first year than other graduates. They also borrowed more. Students who expect to rely on grants should weigh this gap.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $372 a month, or 9.0% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual. Separately, 27 parents took out Parent PLUS loans for these students, with a median of $6,897.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
91% of graduates (203 of 224) were working in Minnesota one year after graduating. Prices in the Minneapolis area are about 5% above the national average, so a $49,751 salary here buys what about $47,462 buys in a typical US city.
About Metropolitan State University
Other Interdisciplinary Studies ranks 12th of 26 bachelor's programs at Metropolitan State University by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($77,421), Computer Science ($72,865), and Information Science ($64,382).
Other other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs near Saint Paul
Common questions
The median graduate earns $49,751 one year after graduating and $61,930 five years after. The median across other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs in Minnesota is $42,192.
The median federal loan balance is $35,110, which ranks 7th lowest of 7 other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs in Minnesota. That works out to about $372 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 71% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 65%. Compare the cost with other Minnesota programs before deciding.
Most do. 91% (203 of 224) were working in Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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 other 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