Associate-11% vs national median170 grads tracked
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies at Spoon River College
Ranked 103rd of 123 associate programs in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$23,058
middle 50%: $17,644 – $32,272
Median · 5 years out
$44,073
middle 50%: $31,345 – $62,132
Median · 10 years out
$55,054
middle 50%: $42,371 – $76,359
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies associates see a median starting salary of $23k. Earnings climb to $55k after ten years.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
10.2 yrs
≈ $12,954 total interest
Same major at other universities
John A. Logan College
$44,706 · 5 yrs out
Carl Sandburg College
$44,463 · 5 yrs out
Prairie State College
$44,308 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State College Southeast
$44,249 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$44,249 · 5 yrs out
Laramie County Community College
$44,098 · 5 yrs out
Morton College
$44,017 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$44,005 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley College
$43,974 · 5 yrs out
Williamsburg Technical College
$43,858 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$43,792 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$43,588 · 5 yrs out
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$65,213 · 5 yrs out
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$63,113 · 5 yrs out
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$61,332 · 5 yrs out
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$58,197 · 5 yrs out
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$56,406 · 5 yrs out
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$56,292 · 5 yrs out
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$45,751 · 5 yrs out
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$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Certificate)
$44,592 · 5 yrs out
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$44,592 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Physical Sciences (Associate)
$44,073 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate)
$43,822 · 5 yrs out