Bachelor's · Dearborn, Michigan
Is Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other at University of Michigan-Dearborn worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $33,637
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- Not enough graduates to report
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- Not enough borrowers to report
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $33k (likely $33k – $46k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$2k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in MI
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$221k (likely −$292k – −$141k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$241k (likely −$367k – −$80k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 61%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Change income, residency or loans Compare Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other at other schools
Other majors at University of Michigan-Dearborn
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$142,710
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Master's)$134,543
- Engineering-Related Fields (Master's)$131,391
- Management Information Systems and Services (Master's)$120,972
- Mechanical Engineering (Master's)$119,691
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's)$114,255
- Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)$111,740
- Industrial Engineering (Master's)$110,280
- Computer Programming (Bachelor's)$106,484
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)$105,446
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's)$97,114
- Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)$95,864
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other at other schools in Michigan
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor$128,291
- University of Michigan-Flint$62,420
- Eastern Michigan University$56,207
- Western Michigan University$54,597
- Concordia University Ann Arbor$49,446
- Michigan State University$45,167
- Hope College$39,470