Which Minnesota other interdisciplinary studies program has the lowest debt?

University of Northwestern-St Paul reports the lowest median federal debt, $18,000, with first-year pay of $31,828.

How much do other interdisciplinary studies graduates earn in Minnesota?

The median across 7 Minnesota other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs is $42,192 in the first year after graduating and $56,606 five years after.

Other Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor's) Programs in Minnesota, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs are in Minnesota?

7 Minnesota programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 7 of them also report federal debt.

7 programs report first-year pay
7 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Minnesota other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's program pays its graduates $42,192 in their first year, $3,080 more than the national median. University of Minnesota-Crookston reports the highest first-year pay ($54,656), and University of Northwestern-St Paul the lowest median debt ($18,000).

Median first-year pay$42,192National $39,112

Median pay after 5 years$56,606National $54,061

Median federal debt$30,038National $25,591

Debt-to-earnings68%National 65%

All 7 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston · public	$54,656	$62,058	$31,000	57%
2	Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul · public	$49,751	$61,930	$35,110	71%
3	University of MinnesotaMinneapolis · public	$42,339	$66,786	$20,500	48%
4	Saint Cloud StateSaint Cloud · public	$42,192	$49,852	$28,551	68%
5	Winona StateWinona · public	$40,406	$51,281	$29,750	74%
6	Minnesota State MankatoMankato · public	$37,880	$43,605	$30,325	80%
7	University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul · private nonprofit	$31,828	Not reported	$18,000	57%

One more program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

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 the 7 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

University of Minnesota-Crookston$54,656
Metropolitan State University$49,751
University of Minnesota$42,339
Saint Cloud State$42,192
Winona State$40,406

Lowest median debt

University of Northwestern-St Paul$18,000
University of Minnesota$20,500
Saint Cloud State$28,551
Winona State$29,750
Minnesota State Mankato$30,325

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Common questions

University of Minnesota-Crookston in Crookston reports the highest median first-year pay, $54,656. Its median federal debt is $31,000.

Other Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked182 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
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 rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024