Online Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies

A Flexible Degree for Working Adults

You’re ready to build a better career with a degree that moves you forward without strictly defining your future role. Whitworth Online’s Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies is a 100 percent online degree-completion program for adults that lets you create your own academic and career path. Apply prior credits and finish a bachelor’s degree that allows you to move up in your current job or pivot into a new one.

Graduates can pursue roles in operations, business management, nonprofit and social services, entrepreneurship, marketing and communications, IT, healthcare administration, HR, and more.

Why Choose Whitworth Online for Interdisciplinary Studies?

  • A Degree That Fits You, Not the Other Way Around

    Shape your own degree that matches your goals. Choose courses across multiple disciplines and build a focused plan of study with guidance from an advisor.

  • Learn Online Without Pressing Pause

    Complete your degree in a format built for working adults, with six-week courses and five start dates per year.

  • Build Skills You Can Use Anywhere

    Strengthen clear writing, confident communication, critical thinking, research and values-based decision-making skills, all skills that translate across roles and industries.

  • Maximize Credit for Previous Education and Experience

    We help you apply for eligible transfer credits, including A.A. and A.A.S. credits, and may help you earn credit based on relevant professional experience.

Why Earn a Degree from Whitworth Online?

  • There is no application fee, no student fees and no textbook costs
  • 100 percent online with select virtual evening sessions
  • Whitworth University is ranked the #1 best value in the Northwest by U.S. News & World Report (2026)
  • Financial aid, scholarships and grants available
  • Personal support from an advisor and expert faculty mentors
  • Generous transfer credit options for those with some college or an A.A. or A.A.S. degree

Potential Careers

Recent Whitworth Online interdisciplinary studies graduates have earned jobs with these employers:

  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Spokane Veterans Affairs Medical Center
  • Frontier Behavioral Health
  • Spokane Public Schools
  • State of Washington Department of Social and Health Services
  • Catholic Charities

Ready to Take the Next Step in Your Career?

Finish Your Degree, Your Way

Contact us to learn how Whitworth Online can help you build a customized plan, apply transfer credits and move toward the career options you want.

“I will deeply miss the stimulating and transformative courses at Whitworth that pushed me beyond my comfort zone and exposed me to multiple perspectives.”

– Danielle Kekahuna ’25