Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Florida Memorial University

Florida Memorial's interdisciplinary bachelor's comes with an estimated $29,319 in debt—roughly $5,000 more than the typical Florida program in this field charges. That debt load paired with first-year earnings around $35,476 (based on comparable programs statewide) creates a debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.83, meaning graduates would owe nearly 10 months of their first-year income. For context, the top interdisciplinary programs in Florida produce vastly different outcomes: Hodges University graduates earn over $60,000, while even mid-tier programs like UCF hit $37,000.

The challenge here is that interdisciplinary studies is already a field with limited earning power—the national median sits at just $35,282. Florida Memorial serves a predominantly lower-income student body (66% receive Pell grants), which makes the above-average debt particularly concerning. When similar programs typically carry $24,362 in loans, the extra $5,000 represents a meaningful additional burden for families who likely have fewer financial buffers.

Given the uncertainty around these estimates and the wide performance gap between Florida programs, parents should dig into actual graduate outcomes if they become available and compare total costs against Florida's more established interdisciplinary programs. The combination of higher-than-typical debt and earnings that merely match the state average suggests this program would need to offer something distinctive—specialized connections, unique career pathways, or significantly lower net costs than these estimates suggest—to justify choosing it over alternatives.