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Fields of study · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Systems Science and Theory

CIP 30.06. 59 colleges reported awards in this field, totaling 1,015 awards in the latest award year.

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Award levels

Where this field is awarded, and what graduates earned

Earnings are national medians for graduates of this field at this level, measured four years after they finished, among students who received federal aid and were working. They describe past graduates across all schools, not one school and not you.

LevelCollegesAwardsMedian earningsMiddle range
Certificate117Not reportedNot reported
Associate110Not reportedNot reported
Bachelor's21462$88,036$56,212 to $134,909
Graduate certificate958Not reportedNot reported
Master's33422$111,527$80,306 to $143,876
Doctorate1646$120,833Not reported
Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
Most recent reported cohorts
Scope
Reported for this field of study

National median earnings for this field and credential level, 4 years after completion, across every institution that awards it.

Colleges

Colleges that awarded Systems Science and Theory credentials

Listed by awards conferred in the latest award year, which shows size rather than quality. A larger program is not a better program. 6 of these colleges report at least one credential in this field that can be finished fully online.

Carnegie Mellon UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Pittsburgh, PA · Bachelor's, Doctorate
138 awards$146,929 median 4 years out
The New SchoolPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · New York, NY · Master's
124 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Harvard UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Cambridge, MA · Master's
82 awardsProgram earnings not reported
University of ChicagoPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Chicago, IL · Bachelor's
29 awardsProgram earnings not reported
University of VermontPublic, 4-year · Burlington, VT · Master's, Doctorate, Graduate certificate
27 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Binghamton UniversityPublic, 4-year · Vestal, NY · Master's, Doctorate, Graduate certificate
25 awards$104,395 median 4 years out
Boston UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Boston, MA · Master's
17 awardsProgram earnings not reported
University of IowaPublic, 4-year · Iowa City, IA · Bachelor's
13 awardsProgram earnings not reported
School of Visual ArtsPrivate for-profit, 4-year · New York, NY · Master's
12 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Marshall UniversityPublic, 4-year · Huntington, WV · Bachelor's
10 awards$48,250 median 4 years out
Stanford UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Stanford, CA · Bachelor's
10 awardsProgram earnings not reported

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9 of these programs have a published earnings figure. The rest are suppressed or not reported, usually because too few graduates were in the cohort to publish safely. A blank is not a low number.

Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
2023-24 award year
Scope
Reported for this field of study

Awards conferred in this field and at this level during the award year.

Related work

Kinds of work this field leads toward

These occupations are commonly linked to CIP 30.06. Wages are national medians across everyone in the occupation, not just recent graduates of this field, and they are not a placement record. Many people in these jobs studied something else.

OccupationGroupMedian wageEmployed
Managers, All OtherManagement$141,900622,190
Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherEducational instruction and library$77,640149,840
Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
May 2025
Scope
Reported for this occupation, nationally

National median wage across all workers in the occupation, not only recent graduates of one field. Wages vary by state, industry, and experience. A wage at or above 239,200 dollars a year is published only as at or above that figure.

Nearby fields

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What this page cannot tell you

  • Awards conferred describe last year's graduates. A program can start, change, or close, so confirm the exact program, level, and start term with the college.
  • Earnings vary by state, employer, and role. One median hides a wide spread.
  • Program availability does not mean the program is offered every term or in your state.
  • Nothing here is a chance of admission or a promise of a job.