Master's-5% vs national median387 grads tracked
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Ranked 67th of 109 master's programs in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$61,411
middle 50%: $38,647 – $94,280
Median · 5 years out
$67,042
middle 50%: $47,843 – $106,733
Median · 10 years out
$91,987
middle 50%: $60,696 – $145,494
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Master's degree graduates in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies at IUPUI earn a median of $61k in their first year. Salaries increase to $92k by year ten.
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
5.6 yrs
≈ $5,946 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Arizona (The)
$67,887 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$67,746 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
Kennesaw State University
$67,218 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University-Pueblo
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$66,961 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$66,239 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$66,184 · 5 yrs out
Stephen F Austin State University
$65,828 · 5 yrs out
Fashion Institute of Technology
$65,590 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$65,240 · 5 yrs out
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$175,270 · 5 yrs out
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$174,318 · 5 yrs out
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$158,258 · 5 yrs out
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$137,643 · 5 yrs out
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$126,300 · 5 yrs out
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$122,022 · 5 yrs out
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$119,554 · 5 yrs out
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$113,650 · 5 yrs out
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$112,807 · 5 yrs out
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$110,531 · 5 yrs out
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$105,239 · 5 yrs out
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$97,541 · 5 yrs out