Associate+14% vs national median804 grads tracked
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies at Rochester Community and Technical College
Ranked 27th of 123 associate programs in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,241
middle 50%: $27,059 – $53,981
Median · 5 years out
$56,363
middle 50%: $42,132 – $74,125
Median · 10 years out
$70,084
middle 50%: $50,683 – $90,418
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 graduates earn a median of $38,241 initially. By year ten, salaries reach $70k.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
7.5 yrs
≈ $8,796 total interest
Same major at other universities
Massasoit Community College
$57,902 · 5 yrs out
Jefferson College of Health Sciences
$57,372 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College
$57,334 · 5 yrs out
Rose State College
$57,001 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana (The)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$56,809 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$56,339 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$56,203 · 5 yrs out
Palo Alto College
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$55,725 · 5 yrs out
College of the Mainland
$55,665 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
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