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Best Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges in Pennsylvania

83 accredited institutions in Pennsylvania offering interdisciplinary studies programs, ranked by annual graduates (IPEDS 2023–24).

83
Colleges
8,736
Graduates/yr
24
Public
Master's
Top Degree

Ranked: Interdisciplinary Studies Programs in Pennsylvania

1
Private NonprofitMaster's
Eastern University
Saint Davids
1,404
Graduates/yr
94%
Acceptance
$36,760
Tuition
57%
Grad Rate
$22,206
Net Price <$30K
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2
Private NonprofitMaster's
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
1,224
Graduates/yr
6%
Acceptance
$58,620
Tuition
97%
Grad Rate
$344
Net Price <$30K
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3
PublicBachelor's
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park
1,053
Graduates/yr
54%
Acceptance
$19,672
In-State Tuition
86%
Grad Rate
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4
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Drexel University
Philadelphia
495
Graduates/yr
78%
Acceptance
$58,293
Tuition
77%
Grad Rate
$25,722
Net Price <$30K
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5
Private NonprofitMaster's
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh
492
Graduates/yr
11%
Acceptance
$62,260
Tuition
93%
Grad Rate
$12,082
Net Price <$30K
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6
PublicBachelor's
Temple University
Philadelphia
489
Graduates/yr
83%
Acceptance
$21,023
In-State Tuition
75%
Grad Rate
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7
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster
402
Graduates/yr
32%
Acceptance
$68,180
Tuition
86%
Grad Rate
$16,051
Net Price <$30K
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8
PublicBachelor's
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh
297
Graduates/yr
50%
Acceptance
$20,154
In-State Tuition
84%
Grad Rate
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9
PublicBachelor's
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock
207
Graduates/yr
75%
Acceptance
$7,716
In-State Tuition
66%
Grad Rate
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10
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown
183
Graduates/yr
77%
Acceptance
$36,166
Tuition
77%
Grad Rate
$16,765
Net Price <$30K
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11
Private NonprofitBachelor's
La Salle University
Philadelphia
147
Graduates/yr
86%
Acceptance
$34,270
Tuition
58%
Grad Rate
$15,613
Net Price <$30K
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12
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Lehigh University
Bethlehem
144
Graduates/yr
29%
Acceptance
$61,180
Tuition
89%
Grad Rate
$14,841
Net Price <$30K
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13
PublicBachelor's
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville
135
Graduates/yr
89%
Acceptance
$9,570
In-State Tuition
54%
Grad Rate
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14
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Allegheny College
Meadville
129
Graduates/yr
59%
Acceptance
$54,300
Tuition
67%
Grad Rate
$17,305
Net Price <$30K
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15
PublicMaster's
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley
Malvern
114
Graduates/yr
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16
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Lafayette College
Easton
96
Graduates/yr
31%
Acceptance
$61,482
Tuition
88%
Grad Rate
$6,641
Net Price <$30K
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17
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Chatham University
Pittsburgh
78
Graduates/yr
70%
Acceptance
$42,250
Tuition
66%
Grad Rate
$18,793
Net Price <$30K
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18
PublicBachelor's
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
Indiana
75
Graduates/yr
91%
Acceptance
$7,716
In-State Tuition
53%
Grad Rate
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19
PublicBachelor's
Pennsylvania Western University
California
72
Graduates/yr
94%
Acceptance
$7,716
In-State Tuition
53%
Grad Rate
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20
PublicBachelor's
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg
72
Graduates/yr
95%
Acceptance
$7,716
In-State Tuition
54%
Grad Rate
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21
PublicBachelor's
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg
63
Graduates/yr
86%
Acceptance
$9,570
In-State Tuition
52%
Grad Rate
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22
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Saint Francis University
Loretto
57
Graduates/yr
77%
Acceptance
$41,020
Tuition
72%
Grad Rate
$42,740
Net Price <$30K
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23
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Point Park University
Pittsburgh
54
Graduates/yr
98%
Acceptance
$36,240
Tuition
59%
Grad Rate
$18,767
Net Price <$30K
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24
Private NonprofitMaster's
Gratz College
Melrose Park
51
Graduates/yr
$19,648
Tuition
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25
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Bucknell University
Lewisburg
48
Graduates/yr
32%
Acceptance
$64,418
Tuition
86%
Grad Rate
$23,618
Net Price <$30K
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26
PublicBachelor's
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington
Abington
48
Graduates/yr
92%
Acceptance
$14,684
In-State Tuition
22%
Grad Rate
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27
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Juniata College
Huntingdon
45
Graduates/yr
72%
Acceptance
$55,322
Tuition
69%
Grad Rate
$12,021
Net Price <$30K
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28
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore
42
Graduates/yr
7%
Acceptance
$61,992
Tuition
94%
Grad Rate
$5,341
Net Price <$30K
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29
PublicAssociate's
Bucks County Community College
Newtown
42
Graduates/yr
$7,920
In-State Tuition
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30
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr
42
Graduates/yr
31%
Acceptance
$61,190
Tuition
86%
Grad Rate
$7,115
Net Price <$30K
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31
PublicBachelor's
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks
Reading
42
Graduates/yr
97%
Acceptance
$15,388
In-State Tuition
23%
Grad Rate
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32
Private NonprofitMaster's
Mercyhurst University
Erie
39
Graduates/yr
83%
Acceptance
$41,580
Tuition
65%
Grad Rate
$20,668
Net Price <$30K
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33
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Saint Vincent College
Latrobe
39
Graduates/yr
59%
Acceptance
$39,978
Tuition
72%
Grad Rate
$14,709
Net Price <$30K
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34
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg
39
Graduates/yr
48%
Acceptance
$64,230
Tuition
83%
Grad Rate
$15,620
Net Price <$30K
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35
PublicBachelor's
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Middletown
36
Graduates/yr
96%
Acceptance
$15,388
In-State Tuition
29%
Grad Rate
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36
Private NonprofitMaster's
Arcadia University
Glenside
36
Graduates/yr
79%
Acceptance
$47,590
Tuition
64%
Grad Rate
$25,544
Net Price <$30K
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37
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Geneva College
Beaver Falls
33
Graduates/yr
$32,350
Tuition
61%
Grad Rate
$12,318
Net Price <$30K
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38
PublicBachelor's
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg
33
Graduates/yr
93%
Acceptance
$7,716
In-State Tuition
44%
Grad Rate
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39
Private NonprofitMaster's
Widener University
Chester
33
Graduates/yr
84%
Acceptance
$52,598
Tuition
64%
Grad Rate
$30,521
Net Price <$30K
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40
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Moravian University
Bethlehem
33
Graduates/yr
54%
Acceptance
$50,069
Tuition
71%
Grad Rate
$25,838
Net Price <$30K
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41
Private NonprofitMaster's
Cabrini University
Radnor
33
Graduates/yr
69%
Acceptance
$34,800
Tuition
51%
Grad Rate
$16,590
Net Price <$30K
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42
PublicBachelor's
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
Johnstown
30
Graduates/yr
96%
Acceptance
$13,660
In-State Tuition
54%
Grad Rate
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43
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Messiah University
Mechanicsburg
27
Graduates/yr
78%
Acceptance
$39,700
Tuition
79%
Grad Rate
$12,996
Net Price <$30K
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44
PublicBachelor's
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
Greensburg
27
Graduates/yr
98%
Acceptance
$13,660
In-State Tuition
40%
Grad Rate
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45
Private NonprofitMaster's
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia
27
Graduates/yr
86%
Acceptance
$44,400
Tuition
68%
Grad Rate
$22,122
Net Price <$30K
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46
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Mount Aloysius College
Cresson
27
Graduates/yr
90%
Acceptance
$26,147
Tuition
52%
Grad Rate
$20,792
Net Price <$30K
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47
Private NonprofitMaster's
University of the Arts
Philadelphia
27
Graduates/yr
78%
Acceptance
$54,010
Tuition
69%
Grad Rate
$40,718
Net Price <$30K
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48
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia
24
Graduates/yr
86%
Acceptance
$51,140
Tuition
80%
Grad Rate
$28,101
Net Price <$30K
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49
PublicAssociate's
Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia
21
Graduates/yr
$7,632
In-State Tuition
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50
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Wilson College
Chambersburg
18
Graduates/yr
90%
Acceptance
$25,950
Tuition
52%
Grad Rate
$17,499
Net Price <$30K
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51
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Gannon University
Erie
18
Graduates/yr
77%
Acceptance
$36,865
Tuition
71%
Grad Rate
$13,470
Net Price <$30K
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52
Private NonprofitMaster's
King's College
Wilkes-Barre
18
Graduates/yr
93%
Acceptance
$40,520
Tuition
60%
Grad Rate
$18,253
Net Price <$30K
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53
Private NonprofitAssociate's
Cairn University-Langhorne
Langhorne
18
Graduates/yr
84%
Acceptance
$31,881
Tuition
64%
Grad Rate
$17,773
Net Price <$30K
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54
Private NonprofitMaster's
Robert Morris University
Moon Township
18
Graduates/yr
91%
Acceptance
$33,360
Tuition
66%
Grad Rate
$12,887
Net Price <$30K
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55
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Villanova University
Villanova
18
Graduates/yr
25%
Acceptance
$63,806
Tuition
92%
Grad Rate
$22,330
Net Price <$30K
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56
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Waynesburg University
Waynesburg
15
Graduates/yr
92%
Acceptance
$28,120
Tuition
61%
Grad Rate
$18,275
Net Price <$30K
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57
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Delaware Valley University
Doylestown
15
Graduates/yr
92%
Acceptance
$40,680
Tuition
52%
Grad Rate
$22,211
Net Price <$30K
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58
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Dickinson College
Carlisle
15
Graduates/yr
43%
Acceptance
$62,900
Tuition
83%
Grad Rate
$17,850
Net Price <$30K
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59
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Haverford College
Haverford
15
Graduates/yr
13%
Acceptance
$67,522
Tuition
89%
Grad Rate
$4,985
Net Price <$30K
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60
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Muhlenberg College
Allentown
12
Graduates/yr
64%
Acceptance
$59,505
Tuition
80%
Grad Rate
$15,212
Net Price <$30K
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61
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh
12
Graduates/yr
79%
Acceptance
$47,146
Tuition
75%
Grad Rate
$28,755
Net Price <$30K
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62
Private NonprofitDoctoral
Marywood University
Scranton
9
Graduates/yr
84%
Acceptance
$37,700
Tuition
73%
Grad Rate
$16,733
Net Price <$30K
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63
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Lebanon Valley College
Annville
9
Graduates/yr
75%
Acceptance
$48,890
Tuition
73%
Grad Rate
$19,688
Net Price <$30K
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64
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Rosemont College
Rosemont
9
Graduates/yr
75%
Acceptance
$20,885
Tuition
34%
Grad Rate
$14,000
Net Price <$30K
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65
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Thiel College
Greenville
9
Graduates/yr
71%
Acceptance
$34,964
Tuition
43%
Grad Rate
$19,856
Net Price <$30K
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66
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia
9
Graduates/yr
79%
Acceptance
$38,950
Tuition
56%
Grad Rate
$23,508
Net Price <$30K
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67
PublicAssociate's
Community College of Beaver County
Monaca
9
Graduates/yr
$10,920
In-State Tuition
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68
PublicAssociate's
Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem
9
Graduates/yr
$7,500
In-State Tuition
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69
PublicBachelor's
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton
Dunmore
9
Graduates/yr
95%
Acceptance
$14,624
In-State Tuition
31%
Grad Rate
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70
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Cedar Crest College
Allentown
6
Graduates/yr
99%
Acceptance
$44,334
Tuition
58%
Grad Rate
$20,939
Net Price <$30K
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71
PublicBachelor's
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York
York
6
Graduates/yr
92%
Acceptance
$14,624
In-State Tuition
12%
Grad Rate
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72
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
Bryn Athyn
6
Graduates/yr
74%
Acceptance
$25,893
Tuition
42%
Grad Rate
$17,877
Net Price <$30K
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73
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Alvernia University
Reading
6
Graduates/yr
62%
Acceptance
$41,060
Tuition
58%
Grad Rate
$29,791
Net Price <$30K
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74
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Washington & Jefferson College
Washington
6
Graduates/yr
82%
Acceptance
$27,605
Tuition
71%
Grad Rate
$17,859
Net Price <$30K
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75
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Manor College
Jenkintown
6
Graduates/yr
96%
Acceptance
$18,864
Tuition
$16,600
Net Price <$30K
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76
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Lycoming College
Williamsport
6
Graduates/yr
68%
Acceptance
$46,720
Tuition
60%
Grad Rate
$11,425
Net Price <$30K
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77
PublicAssociate's
Delaware County Community College
Media
6
Graduates/yr
$8,100
In-State Tuition
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78
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Seton Hill University
Greensburg
3
Graduates/yr
76%
Acceptance
$40,864
Tuition
71%
Grad Rate
$21,058
Net Price <$30K
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79
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Albright College
Reading
3
Graduates/yr
86%
Acceptance
$27,560
Tuition
42%
Grad Rate
$16,615
Net Price <$30K
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80
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre
3
Graduates/yr
91%
Acceptance
$40,308
Tuition
60%
Grad Rate
$23,447
Net Price <$30K
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81
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Carlow University
Pittsburgh
3
Graduates/yr
87%
Acceptance
$33,376
Tuition
55%
Grad Rate
$16,021
Net Price <$30K
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82
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Valley
3
Graduates/yr
94%
Acceptance
$37,825
Tuition
66%
Grad Rate
$21,507
Net Price <$30K
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83
PublicBachelor's
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
Erie
3
Graduates/yr
96%
Acceptance
$15,388
In-State Tuition
46%
Grad Rate
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Studying Interdisciplinary Studies in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has 83 accredited colleges offering interdisciplinary studies programs, producing 8,736 graduates annually. Of these, 24 are public institutions with subsidized in-state tuition for Pennsylvania residents.

When evaluating programs, consider accreditation, internship placement rates, and faculty expertise. Always file the FAFSA — the net price after grants can be dramatically lower than sticker tuition, especially at public institutions.

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Data source: Graduate counts from IPEDS 2023–24 C2023_A Completions survey (NCES). Tuition, acceptance rate, and graduation rate from IPEDS HD2023, ADM2023, DRVGR2023.